66 – 135 AD
Three catastrophic revolts of the Jews of Judea and the diaspora against the Roman Empire — the Great Revolt (66–73), the Kitos War (115–117), and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–135). Across seventy years Rome crushed each uprising in turn, destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD, sacked Jerusalem, and finally — after Bar Kokhba — banned Jews from the city, renamed the province Syria Palaestina, and accelerated the dispersal of the Jewish people that would define Jewish life for nearly two thousand years. The wars produced the historian Josephus, the legend of Masada, and a trauma that reshaped both Judaism and the Roman world.
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Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Three catastrophic revolts of the Jews of Judea and the diaspora against the Roman Empire — the Great Revolt (66–73), the Kitos War (115–117), and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–135). Across seventy years Rome crushed each uprising in turn, destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD, sacked Jerusalem, and finally — after Bar Kokhba — banned Jews from the city, renamed the province Syria Palaestina, and accelerated the dispersal of the Jewish people that would define Jewish life for nearly two thousand years. The wars produced the historian Josephus, the legend of Masada, and a trauma that reshaped both Judaism and the Roman world.
The Jewish-Roman Wars was fought from 66 to 135 AD.
The Jewish-Roman Wars was fought between Roman Empire and Jewish Rebels (Judea & Diaspora).
An estimated 1,300,000 people died in The Jewish-Roman Wars, including roughly 700,000 military and 600,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Siege of Jerusalem, The Kitos War (Diaspora Revolt), Siege of Betar, and Siege of Jotapata.