Kitos War

The Kitos War (115–117) (Hebrew: מרד הגלויות‎: mered ha'galuyot or mered ha'tfutzot (מרד התפוצות), translation: Rebellion of the exile) is the name given to the second of the Jewish–Roman wars. Major revolts by diasporic Jews in Cyrene (Cyrenaica), Cyprus, Mesopotamia and Aegyptus spiraled out of control resulting in a widespread slaughter of Roman citizens and others (200,000 in Cyrene, 240,000 in Cyprus according to Dio Cassius, but see below) ... More

Duration:

  • 2 years (115 C.E. — 117 C.E.)

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Jewish–Roman wars

The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by the Jews of Iudaea Province and Eastern Mediterranean against the Roman Empire. Some sources use the term to refer only to the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73) and Bar Kokhba revolt (132–135). Other sources include the Kitos War (115–117)...

Duration:

  • 2 years (115 C.E. — 117 C.E.)
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