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That people believe that they must possess it absolutely. >> the palestinian/israeli conflict that we are experiencing today, youve seen it experienced in jerusalem for thousands of years. >> for the jews, jerusalem is where solomon built the holy temple. >> for christians, this is the place where jesus was crucified. >> for muslims, jerusalem is where the prophet muhammed made the night journey. >> people who are said to have conquered the world have swept through this city. >> no other individ...

Police worked through the night securing the scene one mile from the centre of plymouth. it was here in the keyham area of the city that the incident started at about 6p yesterday evening. neighbours told the bbc they heard shouting at one property, a door slamming, then gunshots. 0ther property, a door slamming, then gunshots. other residents said the gunman continued shooting in the surrounding streets. we were in the surrounding streets. - were having a cup of coffee and had more gunshots. th...

>> for the jews, jerusalem is where solomon built the holy temple. >> for christians, this is the place where jesus was crucified. >> for muslims, jerusalem is where the prophet muhammed made the night journey. >> people who are said to have conquered the world have swept through this city. >> no other individual changed the landscape in the way that herod the great did. >> saladin was determined to take on the christians and throw them out of jerusalem. >> at a time of ottoman/islamic rule, the...

>> the conflict we are experiencing today, you see it experienced in jerusalem for thousands of years. for the jews, where solomon built the holy temple. >> fo for muslims, where muhammad made the journey. >> no other individual changed the landscape in the way herod the great did. at a time of islamic rule, the british badly wanted to control the holy land.

And the people around me remind me of that. >> passionate about philanthropy. one of the most humble super stars ive ever met. congratulations, katie ledecky. >> thank you, coy. a quick programming note for you. tonight on an all-new episode of "jerusalem." how the battles of christians and muslims changed the city forever. here is a preview. ♪ >> as the crusaders set out, solomon is well prepared. he has a huge army. he has a lot of water and military supplies. he also takes the precaution ...

He builds extraordinary palaces, canals, fountains, fortresses. >> but herod focuses most on one massive undertaking. >> herod the great wants to try to appease the many different structures he built, it was the temple in jerusalem that was the most important building to his people. so herod wants to put his stamp on the center of judas and surpass even solomon himself. >> and the temple is a bit of a wreck, its a bit of a ruin. so he decides hes going to knock down the old temple and rebuild a ...

>> its been 900 years since solomons death, and the world has undergone a dramatic transformation. >> the previous centuries have seen the growth of these empires that just try to swallow as much land around them as possible. >> in 39 b.c., there were two great powers in the world. theres the roman republic, which is now controlling much of the mediterranean. and there is the partian empire, a huge empire that controls everything from the borders of syria and iraq all the way to the borders of i...

Acknowledged by all. but it also is a falling away from the original idea that god was going to dwell with his people, and therefore you didnt have to have a physical place for him to be. building his temple in jerusalem. he brought in the cedars from lebanon. he brought in the best stonecutters. he wanted this to be the most beautiful temple in the region. >> he is determined to be greater than his father. # and one of the greatest flaws in solomons personality was that he really believed bigge...

She can keep the baby. >> and that story was held up as great wisdom because solomon knew the mind of a mother. but thats a pretty sadistic thing to do. i think its evidence that he was a ruthless man that just didnt want to deal with petty things. he wanted grandiose things. >> that is solomons image in history, but his importance is because he does something astonishing in jerusalem. >> as a king, solomon is always laboring in the shadow of his great father. he doesnt have the same opportunity...

Together. and by the time solomon was gone, it all fell apart. >> and from that point on, the united kingdom is split into two parts. a northern kingdom. whats known as the northern kingdom of israel. and the southern kingdom, which is called judah. and they each have their own monarchic successions, their own kings. >> both, judea and israel will spend the next few centuries at war. >> when this united kingdom comes apart, it becomes israel and juda and that would later become samaria and judea...