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Conflict Middle East

Bar Kokhba Revolt

132 CE – 136 CE · 4 years

The last major Jewish revolt against Rome. Its brutal suppression led to the near-total depopulation of Judea and the renaming of the province to Syria Palaestina.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Jewish rebels (Simon bar Kokhba)
  • Roman Empire (Hadrian)

Key moments

Defining events in the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

  1. 135 AD Fall of Betar
  2. 132 AD Siege of Jerusalem

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