Simon bar Giora

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Jewish rebel leader military commander person from the 1st century

Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.

Aliases (1)

John of Giscala ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish rebel leader → military commander → person from the 1st century →
activeIn	Jerusalem → Judea →
allegiance	Jewish rebels in Judea →
approximateDeathYear	70 CE →
associatedWith	Zealot movement →
capturedBy	Romans → Titus →
category	1st-century Jews → First Jewish–Roman War rebels → People executed by the Roman Empire →
commanded	Jewish rebel forces in Idumea → Jewish rebel forces in Jerusalem →
conflict	First Jewish–Roman War →
deathCause	execution by the Romans →
deathPlace	Rome →
enemyOf	Herodian aristocracy in Jerusalem →
ethnicGroup	Jewish people →
event	Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) →
fate	captured after the fall of Jerusalem → executed in Rome → paraded in Titus’s triumph in Rome →
hasCognomen	bar Giora →
hasGivenName	Simon →
historicalRegion	Roman Judea →
historicalSignificance	key leader in the final defense of Jerusalem against Rome →
knownFor	rivalry with John of Giscala →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
methodOfExecution	strangulation →
militaryAction	raids against pro-Roman settlements in Judea →
notableFor	commanding rebel forces in Jerusalem → leading revolutionary forces in Judea against Rome →
opponent	Roman Empire → Titus → Vespasian →
participatedIn	First Jewish–Roman War →
position	de facto ruler of parts of Jerusalem during the revolt →
religion	Judaism →
roleDuringConflict	leader of one of the main Jewish factions in Jerusalem →
source	The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus →
timePeriod	1st century CE → 66–70 CE →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jewish–Roman wars ("John of Giscala") → Jewish–Roman wars →	opposedByLeader