Kitos War

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Jewish–Roman war armed conflict rebellion uprising

The Kitos War was a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule in the early 2nd century CE, marked by widespread revolts across the Eastern Mediterranean and severe Roman reprisals.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish–Roman war ⓘ armed conflict ⓘ rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Diaspora Revolt ⓘ Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Second Jewish–Roman War
cause	aftermath of Trajan’s Parthian campaign ⓘ resentment of Roman rule ⓘ tensions between Jewish diaspora communities and local populations ⓘ
commandedBy	Lusius Quietus ⓘ Marcius Turbo ⓘ
conflictBetween	Jewish rebels ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
consequence	long-term weakening of diaspora Jewish communities ⓘ severe demographic losses ⓘ tightening of Roman control over Eastern provinces ⓘ
describedIn	Roman historical writings ⓘ later Jewish historiography ⓘ
endTime	117 CE ⓘ
followedBy	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt
hasMainBelligerent	Jewish communities of the diaspora ⓘ Roman legions ⓘ Roman provincial authorities ⓘ
historicalEra	2nd century CE ⓘ
languageOfSources	Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ
location	Cyprus ⓘ Cyrenaica ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
namedAfter	Lusius Quietus ⓘ
notableEvent	Jewish revolt in Cyprus ⓘ Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Jewish revolt in Egypt Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Jewish revolt in Mesopotamia uprising in Cyrenaica led by Jewish rebels ⓘ
opposedBy	Lusius Quietus ⓘ surface form: Roman general Lusius Quietus Roman general Marcius Turbo ⓘ
partOf	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ Trajan’s eastern wars context ⓘ
precededBy	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: First Jewish–Roman War
result	Roman victory ⓘ destruction of Jewish communities in Cyrenaica ⓘ expulsion of Jews from Cyprus ⓘ massacres of Jewish populations ⓘ suppression of Jewish revolts in the diaspora ⓘ
startTime	115 CE ⓘ
timePeriod	reign of Emperor Trajan ⓘ

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