Bar Kokhba forces

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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.

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Bar Kokhba supporters 1

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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
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

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Siege of Bethar opponent Bar Kokhba forces
Hadrianic persecutions participant Bar Kokhba forces
this entity surface form: Bar Kokhba supporters