Римский военачальник Помпей Великий завоевывает Иерусалим
When Pompey arrived with his garrisons in Jerusalem, the Jews resisted. He was able to take the upper city but it took him three months to reach and take the Temple compound.
Josephus, Antiquities, 14.4.4
For Pompey went into it (the Temple), ... and saw all that which it was unlawful for any other men to see, but only for the High Priests. There were in that temple the golden table (i.e. the Showbread table); the holy candlestick; and the pouring vessels; and a great quantity of spices (the incense): and besides these, there were among the treasures, two thousand talents of sacred money. Yet did Pompey touched nothing of all this; on account of his regard to religion; and in this point also he acted in a manner that was worthy of his virtue. The next day he gave order to those that had the charge of the temple to cleanse it, and to bring what offerings the law required to G-d and restored the High Priesthood to Hyrcanus.
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Иосиф Флавий. Иудейские древности, 14.4.4
«Когда вследствие ударов подведенного тарана рушилась величайшая башня и образовалась некоторая брешь, враги толпой влились за стену…
Туда [в Храм] проникли Помпей и немалое число его товарищей и узрели то, что не было разрешено видеть никому, кроме первосвященников. Несмотря на то, что он нашел здесь золотую трапезу [т. е. стол хлебов предложения] со светильником, жертвенные чаши и множество курений да, кроме того, в казне еще около двух тысяч талантов священных денег».