Jewish–Roman wars

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series of conflicts war

The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.

Aliases (18)

First Jewish–Roman War ×24
Bar Kokhba revolt ×10
Bar Kokhba Revolt ×2
Roman–Jewish wars ×2
Bar Kokhba’s capture of Jerusalem ×1
First Roman–Jewish War ×1
Great Jewish Revolt ×1
Jewish revolt against Rome ×1
Jewish revolt in Mesopotamia ×1
Jewish-Roman War ×1
Jewish–Roman Wars ×1
Roman conquest of Judea ×1
Roman provincial period of Judea ×1
Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt ×1
Roman–Jewish War ×1
Roman–Jewish conflict ×1
Second Jewish–Roman War ×1
fall of Masada ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of conflicts → war →
aftermath	increased Roman military presence in the region → suppression of Jewish political autonomy in Judea →
cause	Roman administrative abuses → nationalist aspirations of Judean Jews → religious tensions → taxation grievances →
chronology	1st century CE → 2nd century CE →
commandedBy	Hadrian → Sextus Julius Severus → Titus → Trajan → Vespasian →
conflictBetween	Jews → Roman Empire →
endTime	135 →
hasPart	Bar Kokhba revolt → First Jewish–Roman War → Kitos War →
impactOn	Roman provincial policy in the East → demography of Judea → development of the Jewish diaspora → history of Judaism →
location	Eastern Mediterranean → Judea →
mainTheater	Judea Province →
opponent	Jewish rebel forces → Roman legions →
opposedByLeader	Eleazar ben Ya'ir → John of Giscala → Simon bar Giora → Simon bar Kokhba →
partOf	Roman–Jewish conflict →
politicalAspect	resistance to Roman rule →
religiousAspect	Judaism →
result	Roman victory → ban on Jews entering Jerusalem (with exceptions) → destruction of the Second Temple → dispersion of Jewish population → increased Jewish diaspora → mass casualties → renaming of Judea to Syria Palaestina → widespread destruction in Judea →
significantEvent	Bar Kokhba’s capture of Jerusalem → Roman reconquest under Hadrian → Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) → destruction of the Second Temple (70 CE) → fall of Masada →
startTime	66 →

Referenced by (56)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eleazar ben Ya'ir ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Galilean campaign of Vespasian ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Hadrian ("Bar Kokhba revolt") → Simon bar Giora ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Simon bar Kokhba ("Bar Kokhba Revolt") → Titus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	conflict
Galilean campaign of Vespasian ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Jewish–Roman wars ("Roman–Jewish conflict") → Kitos War → Roman destruction of the Second Temple ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Siege of Masada ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	partOf
Judea ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Judea ("Bar Kokhba revolt") → Rabbi Akiva ("Bar Kokhba revolt") → Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	associatedWithEvent
Herodium → Herodium ("Bar Kokhba revolt") → The Life of Flavius Josephus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	associatedWith
Flavius Josephus ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Vespasian ("Roman–Jewish War") → Vespasian ("Great Jewish Revolt") →	militaryConflict
Roman army ("Jewish–Roman Wars") → Sextus Julius Severus ("Bar Kokhba revolt") → Simon bar Giora ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	participatedIn
Jewish–Roman wars ("fall of Masada") → Jewish–Roman wars ("Bar Kokhba’s capture of Jerusalem") → Tannaitic period ("Bar Kokhba revolt") →	significantEvent
Nero ("First Roman–Jewish War") → Shimon bar Yochai ("Bar Kokhba revolt") →	associatedEvent
Machaerus ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Second Temple in Jerusalem ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	destroyedDuring
Herodian period ("Roman provincial period of Judea") → Kitos War ("Bar Kokhba revolt") →	followedBy
Jewish–Roman wars ("First Jewish–Roman War") → Jewish–Roman wars ("Bar Kokhba revolt") →	hasPart
The Jewish War ("First Jewish–Roman War") → The Jewish War ("Jewish revolt against Rome") →	mainSubject
Zealots → Zealots ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	partOfConflict
Kitos War ("Second Jewish–Roman War") →	alsoKnownAs
Hellenistic Jews ("Roman–Jewish wars") →	declineCause
Flavius Josephus ("Roman conquest of Judea") →	describedEvent
Jewish diaspora ("Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt") →	hasMajorEarlyCause
The Life of Flavius Josephus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	historicalContext
Simon bar Kokhba ("Bar Kokhba Revolt") →	led
Roman Empire →	majorConflict
Kitos War ("Jewish revolt in Mesopotamia") →	notableEvent
Titus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	notableWork
Kitos War ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	precededBy
Flavius Josephus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	primarySourceFor
Flavius Josephus ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	primaryTopicOf
Roman destruction of the Second Temple ("Bar Kokhba revolt") →	relatedEvent
The Life of Flavius Josephus ("Jewish-Roman War") →	subject
Galilean campaign of Vespasian ("Roman–Jewish wars") →	timePeriod
Masada ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	timePeriodOfMajorOccupation
Herodian street and drainage system ("First Jewish–Roman War") →	usedDuring