<P> The Second Temple was originally a rather modest structure constructed by a number of Jewish exile groups returning to the Levant from Babylon . However , during the reign of Herod the Great , the Second Temple was completely refurbished , and the original structure was totally overhauled into the large and magnificent edifices and facades that are more recognizable . Much like the First Temple , the Second Temple was destroyed alongside Jerusalem in 70 CE by the Romans , in retaliation to an ongoing Jewish revolt . </P>
<P> The Second Temple was originally a rather modest structure constructed by a number of Jewish exile groups returning to the Levant from Babylon . However , during the reign of Herod the Great , the Second Temple was completely refurbished , and the original structure was totally overhauled into the large and magnificent edifices and facades that are more recognizable . Much like the First Temple , the Second Temple was destroyed alongside Jerusalem in 70 CE by the Romans , in retaliation to an ongoing Jewish revolt . </P>
who began to rebuild the temple in the book of ezra
who began to rebuild the temple in the book of ezra
a number of Jewish exile groups returning to the Levant from Babylon
a number of Jewish exile groups returning to the Levant from Babylon