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.

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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form	Occurrences
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	Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Judea Province
opponent	Jewish rebel forces ⓘ Roman legions ⓘ
opposedByLeader	Eleazar ben Ya'ir ⓘ Simon bar Giora ⓘ surface form: John of Giscala Simon bar Giora ⓘ Simon bar Kokhba ⓘ
partOf	Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman–Jewish conflict
politicalAspect	resistance to Roman rule ⓘ
religiousAspect	Judaism ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ ban on Jews entering Jerusalem (with exceptions) ⓘ Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: 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	Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bar Kokhba’s capture of Jerusalem Roman reconquest under Hadrian ⓘ Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: destruction of the Second Temple (70 CE) Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: fall of Masada
startTime	66 ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kitos War → alsoKnownAs → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Jewish–Roman War

Nero → associatedEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Roman–Jewish War

Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar) → associatedEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Shimon bar Yochai

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Herodium → associatedWith → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

The Life of Flavius Josephus → associatedWith → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Judea → associatedWithEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Judea → associatedWithEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Rabbi Akiva → associatedWithEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

relief of the spoils of Jerusalem → associatedWithEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Eleazar ben Ya'ir → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Galilean campaign of Vespasian → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Hadrian → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Simon bar Giora → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Simon bar Kokhba → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba Revolt

Titus → conflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Hellenistic Jews → declineCause → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Jewish wars

Flavius Josephus → describedEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of Judea

Machaerus → destroyedDuring → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Second Temple in Jerusalem → destroyedDuring → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Herodian period → followedBy → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman provincial period of Judea

Kitos War → followedBy → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Jewish diaspora → hasMajorEarlyCause → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt

Jewish–Roman wars → hasPart → Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Jewish–Roman wars → hasPart → Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

The Life of Flavius Josephus → historicalContext → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Simon bar Kokhba → led → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba Revolt

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" → mainSubject → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

subject surface form: The Jewish War

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" → mainSubject → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

subject surface form: The Jewish War

this entity surface form: Jewish revolt against Rome

Roman Empire → majorConflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

Flavius Josephus → militaryConflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Vespasian → militaryConflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Jewish War

Vespasian → militaryConflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Jewish Revolt

Kitos War → notableEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish revolt in Mesopotamia

Titus → notableWork → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Galilean campaign of Vespasian → partOf → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Jewish–Roman wars → partOf → Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Jewish conflict

Kitos War → partOf → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

Roman destruction of the Second Temple → partOf → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Masada → partOf → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Siege of Masada

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Zealots → partOfConflict → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Roman army → participatedIn → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish–Roman Wars

Sextus Julius Severus → participatedIn → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Simon bar Giora → participatedIn → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Kitos War → precededBy → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Flavius Josephus → primarySourceFor → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Flavius Josephus → primaryTopicOf → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

Roman destruction of the Second Temple → relatedEvent → Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba revolt

Jewish–Roman wars → significantEvent → Jewish–Roman wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: fall of Masada