The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by the Jews of the Eastern Mediterranean against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 CE. The revolts integrated nationalist, religious and ethnic elements, all spiraling towards violence between Jewish, Roman, and Greek populations.
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| - The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by the Jews of the Eastern Mediterranean against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 CE. The revolts integrated nationalist, religious and ethnic elements, all spiraling towards violence between Jewish, Roman, and Greek populations.
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| - Legio X Fretensis– sustained heavy casualties
- Great revolt:Legio XII Fulminatalost itsaquilaand Syrian contingent destroyed – about 20,000 casualties;Kitos War: 240,000 civilians killed in Cyprusa, 200,000 killed inCyrenaicaa;Bar-Kokhba revolt:Legio XXII Deiotarianadestroyed,
- Legio IX Hispanapossibly disbanded,
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- Bar-Kokhba's army.
- Jewish Zealots;
- Jewish rebels;
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| - [a]- per Cassius Dio
- [b]- according to Rabbinic sources
- [c]- per Josephus
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| - Decisive Roman Empire victory:
- * Consolidation of Jewish center in Galilee
- * Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple
- *Schismbetween Judaism andearly Christianity
- * Mass execution of Judean population anddiaspora of survivors
- * Consolidation of non-messianic Jewish sects intoRabbinic Judaism
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| - Great revolt: 30,000 (Beth Horon) – 60,000 (Siege of Jerusalem) Kitos War: forces of the eastern legions Bar Kokhba revolt: 7 full legions with cohorts and auxiliaries of 5 additional legions – about 120,000 total.
- 20,000 EdomeansKitos War: loosely organized tens of thousandsBar-Kokhba revolt: 200,000 – 400,000b militia men
- Great revolt: 25,000+ Jewish militias
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