Bar Kokhba forces
E791628
Bar Kokhba forces were the Jewish rebel armies led by Simon Bar Kokhba during the Bar Kokhba Revolt against the Roman Empire in the 2nd century CE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bar Kokhba supporters | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish rebel army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 132 CE ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 135 CE ⓘ |
| basedIn | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | very high ⓘ |
| claimedAuthorityFrom | Simon Bar Kokhba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedPoliticalEntity | independent Judean state ⓘ |
| conflict | Bar Kokhba Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jewish–Roman wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaFeatured |
Jewish symbols
ⓘ
Temple facade ⓘ lyre ⓘ palm branches ⓘ |
| lastStrongholdFallYear | 135 CE ⓘ |
| lastStrongholdFell | Betar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Simon Bar Kokhba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStronghold | Betar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Judean Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roman provincial authorities ⓘ |
| organizedAs | rebel army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jewish forces in the First Jewish–Roman War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| resultOfConflict | defeat ⓘ |
| soughtGoal |
expulsion of Roman rule from Judea
ⓘ
restoration of Jewish sovereignty in Judea ⓘ |
| supportedBy | segments of the Jewish population in Judea ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Bar Kokhba revolt coins
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overstruck Roman coins ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure |
desert fortresses
ⓘ
fortified villages ⓘ hideout caves ⓘ underground tunnels ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
fortified strongholds
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ underground hideouts ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
bows and arrows
ⓘ
siege engines ⓘ slings ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bar Kokhba supporters