Explores the fate of the greatest biblical treasure in history, the central icons of the Jewish faith looted from the Temple of Jerusalem. The golden candelabrum, silver trumpets, and the bejeweled Table of the Divine Presence were plundered by the Roman emperor Vespasian and his son Titus in AD 70. The gold¿s recovery is central to Israel¿s broken dreams of building a new House of God on the Temple Mount. Author Kingsley unravels the incredible history of this treasure; its character; and religious, political, and financial meaning across the ages. Unexpected discoveries send him on a physical journey from the Vatican to the Vandal palace of Carthage, Constantinople¿s hippodrome, and the wilderness of Judea. Illustrations.