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Judaea rises against Rome

66 CE, Judaea. An event.

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Clashes in Caesarea and the governor Florus' looting set off a revolt across Judaea. Josephus fought in it before going over to Rome.

at the same time began the war, in the twelfth year of the reign of Nero

Josephus 2.284Translated by William Whiston (1737)Read the full passage (Josephus 2.284, opens scaife.perseus.org)

Background: First Jewish–Roman War, Wikipedia (opens en.wikipedia.org)

Why it matters

The first of three major Jewish rebellions against Rome, the revolt ended with Jerusalem and the Temple destroyed, mass displacement and the end of the Jewish polity.

Based on Wikipedia: First Jewish–Roman War

was the first of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire.

it resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple, mass displacement, land appropriation, and the dissolution of the Jewish polity.

Wikipedia, First Jewish–Roman War (opens en.wikipedia.org), as of 2026-09-09. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Our line is checked against these sentences only.

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