Simon bar Kokhba

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Jewish military leader human rebel leader

Simon bar Kokhba was a 2nd-century Jewish military leader who led the major revolt against Roman rule in Judea known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish military leader → human → rebel leader →
aim	rebuild Jerusalem as a Jewish city → restore Jewish independence in Judea →
alsoKnownAs	Bar Kokhba → Bar Kosiba → Shimon bar Kokhba → Shimon bar Kosiba →
associatedWithEvent	destruction in Judea during Bar Kokhba Revolt →
associatedWithPlace	Bethar →
birthCentury	2nd century →
claimedTitle	Messiah → Nasi (prince) of Israel →
coinage	issued rebel coins during the revolt →
conflict	Bar Kokhba Revolt →
countryOfCitizenship	Judea →
culturalDepiction	subject of historical research on Jewish revolts → subject of modern Israeli literature →
deathCause	killed in battle →
deathPlace	Judea →
deathYear	135 →
describedBy	Rabbinic literature → Roman historians →
ethnicGroup	Jewish people →
finalBattle	Siege of Bethar →
foughtAgainst	Roman legions in Judea →
historicalReputation	Jewish national hero → controversial messianic figure →
language	spoke Aramaic → spoke Hebrew →
led	Bar Kokhba Revolt →
legacy	influenced later Jewish nationalism → symbol of Jewish resistance to Rome →
mentionedIn	Talmudic sources →
movement	Jewish anti-Roman resistance →
name	Simon bar Kokhba →
operatedIn	Judea → Roman Empire →
opponent	Roman Empire →
opposedPolicyOf	Roman Emperor Hadrian →
religion	Judaism →
role	commander of Jewish rebel forces → political leader of Judean rebels →
supportedBy	Rabbi Akiva →
timePeriod	2nd century →
timePeriodOfActivity	132–135 CE →
used	guerrilla warfare tactics →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Simon bar Kokhba ("Shimon bar Kokhba") → Simon bar Kokhba ("Bar Kokhba") → Simon bar Kokhba ("Shimon bar Kosiba") →	alsoKnownAs
Simon bar Kokhba →	name
Sextus Julius Severus ("Simon Bar Kokhba") →	opponent
Jewish–Roman wars →	opposedByLeader
Rabbi Akiva →	supported