The “Gold of the Temple” and Financing the Colosseum1

Jewish History | by Leen Ritmeyer | Volume 22, Issue 4 | July - August 2016

The Roman destruction of the Herodian Temple Mount was a tragedy that is still mourned today. On the 9th day of the Hebrew month Ab (usually in August), Jews worldwide remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the same day of the year. On that day of f...