may 12, 556 - Samaritan Revolt
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In 556 Justinian faced another major revolt. This revolt was lead by the Samarians and the Jews who had found common ground against the Christian Byzantines. They began the revolt by going down into the city Caesarea and killing many of the Christians. They also tortured many others and burned down many of the churches.
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