Cornelius Tacitus Pompey Enters the Holy of Holies In his work The Histories Cornelius Tacitus recorded: "Roman control of Judaea was first established by Gnaeus
Pompey. As victor he claimed the right to enter the Temple, and this
incident gave rise to the common impression that it contained no
representation of the deity - the sanctuary was empty and the Holy of Holies
untenanted." Webmaster: rusty@bible-history.com
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