Question: What was the name of the Roman leader who destroyed the temple of Jerusalem?
Answer: Titus.
Comments: In the year 70 CE, the future emperor Titus (39-81 CE, not to be confused with the Biblical character) led the Roman army in a siege of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by Jewish defenders since 66 CE. In the onslaught, the city and its famed temple were destroyed. Though no account of this event is told in Scripture, Jesus predicted the destruction of the Jerusalem temple shortly before his death in what is known as the Olivet Discourse. (Matthew 24, Mark 13)
And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down." (Mark 13:2, NASB)
Note: This is an ancient bust of the Emperor Titus .
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