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• The Temple in A.D. 70 was destroyed on the 9th day of the Hebrew month Av. The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian Empire also took place on the 9th of Av. When the Romans finally conquered Jerusalem again under the Bar Kokhba Revolt, it too happened on the 9th of Av. Many other tragedies have also befallen the Jewish people on the 9th of Av. It has been a national day of mourning ever since.