1577 â Fire in the Doge's Palace, Venice, destroyed major works by Bellini, Titian and Tintoretto.1568 â The Great Fire of Ferrol which reduced to rubble the old medieval town.1561 â Fire of Valladolid (September 21) destroys a tenth of the city, including 440 houses.1190 â Fire at Clifford's Tower, York, England, killed at least 150 Jews.1184 â Lightning causes a fire at McDermott's Castle, Ireland, with 120â∱40 deaths.642 â later sources attribute burning to Caliph Omar during the Muslim conquest of Egypt.391 â Library of Alexandria possibly burned by order of Roman Emperor Theodosius I.272 â Library of Alexandria possibly burned during the occupation of Alexandria.48 BCE â Library of Alexandria accidentally burned during siege by Julius Caesar.Evidence is scant for all four fires, but the library was eventually destroyed. Library of Alexandria destroyed by fire.70 â Second Temple in Jerusalem burned by Roman Empire troops under general Titus.330 BCE â Persepolis destroyed by fire after its capture by Alexander the Great.356 BCE â Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, arson by Herostratus.480 BCE â Acropolis of Athens burnt during the second Persian invasion of Greece. 586 BCE â First Temple in Jerusalem burned by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians.Fretz Middle School -Rated 0 based on 2 Reviews 'No place is perfect but the student body is generally a good group of kids.
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