IMPORTANT EVENTS LEADING UP TO ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTION

EVENTS	DATES
Start of the Jewish uprising against Rome at Caesarea	AD 66
Invasion of Northern Israel and the Coastal regions by the Roman general Cestius	AD 66
First siege of Jerusalem by Cestius	AD 67
Cestius' withdrawal allows Christians to flee Jerusalem	AD 68
Second siege of Jerusalem by Titus ends in its destruction	AD 70
Roman capture of Masada	AD 73