Second Jewish rebellion (jan 2, 132 – oct 31, 135)
Description:
Hadrian became the emperor of Rome in 188 AD. He at first treated Jews nicely, allowing them to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the temple.; however, he quickly took back his words. He asked to change the position of temple, and even started to deport Jews to North Africa. Jews secretly prepared to rebel until 123 AD, when they started a series of surprise attacks. Hadrian responded by sending an army to calm the rebellion, which was successful. The big scale rebellion started after Hadrian left Judea; Jews went all the way to defeat both Roman local leaders. However, the tide of the war changed as Hadrian sent out one of his best generals, Julius Severus. Julius's army destroyed Jews' army and stopped the rebellion. Hadrian prosecuted Jews by banning many religious practices, and the prosecution continued until Hadrian died. This is a close call; Jews were doing so well that they could have succeeded. However, the Roman army was apparently too strong (History).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 132
oct 31, 135
~ 3 years and 9 months