Bar Kokhba Revolt and the 3rd Jewish/Roman war (jan 1, 135 BC – jan 1, 132 BC)
Description:
Bar Kokhba claimed to be the messiah and led 600,000 people against a war with Rome. They all die, and the Roman Emperor Hadrian renames Israel Palestine to dissociate it from the Jews. Israel stays Palestine until 1948.
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Date:
jan 1, 135 BC
jan 1, 132 BC
~ 3 years