Bar Kokhba Revolt
| Bar Kokhba Revolt | |
 Judea in the 1st century AD | |
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 132 to 135 |
| Location | Judea , Judea (Roman province) , now Israel and Palestine |
| Issue | Victory of the Roman Empire |
| Belligerents | |
| Roman Empire | Jews of Judea |
| Commanders | |
| Hadrian | Simon Bar Kokhba , Rabbi Akiva |
| Losses | |
| Unknown | 580,000 Jews, 50 fortified towns and 985 villages razed (According to Dio Cassius ). |
| Jewish-Roman wars | |
| Battles | |
| Jewish-Roman War - Kitos War - Revolt of Bar Kokhba | |
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The revolt of Bar Kokhba ( 132 - 135 ), or the is the second Jewish uprising in the province of Judea against the Roman Empire, and the last Jewish-Roman wars. Some sources mention it as the third revolt, taking into account the riots of 115 - 117 , known as the War of Quietus , crushed by General Lusius Quietus has suppressed these revolts Adiabene at Edessa and Assyria , and then in Syria and Judea Background Despite the ruin in which the Romans had left the country during the first Jewish-Roman war , another Jewish rebellion took place 60 years later, despite the opposition of some of the priestly class. Bar-Kochba organized a Army sets up an independent Jewish state in the land of Judea, plans to rebuild the Temple, is coining money. The Romans, facing a force strong unified Jewish and motivated, were caught off guard. The annihilation of a Roman legion with auxiliaries forced Rome to send 12 legions, which represented nearly a third of the Roman army to reconquer the rebellious province. Disadvantaged by the number and suffering heavy casualties, the Romans decided to pursue a tactic of scorched earth , which decimated the Judean population and slowly began their morale and determination to continue the war. Bar Kochba fell back into the fortress of Betar , south-west of Jerusalem , but the Romans eventually take it, and slew all its defenders in 135. Simon Bar Kochba was considered the Messiah by many of his supporters, including the most famous Rabbi Akiva. Following the defeat of Bar Kokhba, Jerusalem was razed by Hadrian , forbidden to Jews and Roman city, Aelia Capitolina , was built on its site. The Pharisaic school of Yavneh emigrated to Pombitta Expulsion (partial or total) of the Jews and the harsh conditions that were imposed following the revolt marked the end of the relationship of indigenous people as the Jews maintained for over a millennium in the land of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah References 13. The Romans, first of all, paid no attention to their business, but when the movement had invaded all Judea and the Jews began to fidget around and meet, when, in secret and the general day, they had caused them great pain, when many other foreign nations, driven by hope of gain, had embraced the cause of the rebels, seeing the whole earth, so to speak, to take this opportunity to s' shake, then and only then, Adrian sent against them his best generals, among whom the first was Julius Severus, he sent to Britain, where he commanded him to commit the war against the Jews. It dared nowhere come to a commitment to deal with enemies he saw the number and despair, but attacking them separately due to several of his soldiers and his lieutenants, he succeeded, in their cutting the food and the enclosing, he succeeded, "I said, slowly, it is true, but without hazarding his troops to crush, to strangle, to destroy their sedition. Bibliography
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