Eastern Mediterranean 66 AD: Great Jewish Revolt
October 66AD
Oct 66AD
Jewish–Roman Wars
-27–66 Julio-Claudian East
66–135 Jewish–Roman Wars
135–235 Roman consolidation in the East
235–284 Crisis of the Third Century
284–311 Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
311–1944 NO MAPS FOR THIS PERIOD YET
1944–1948 Road to Independence
1948–1974 Arab–Israeli Wars
1974–2010 Disengagement and Intervention
2010–pres Arab Spring, Civil War
Great Jewish Revolt
Oct 66AD Great Jewish Revolt
Jan 68AD Zealot Temple Siege
Jan 69AD Simon bar Giora
11 Jul 69AD Flavian Revolt
8 Sep 70AD Destruction of Jerusalem
spr 74AD Siege of Masada
22 Mar 106 Arabia Petraea
fall 113 Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
15 Oct 115 Kitos War
10 Aug 117 Accession of Hadrian
late 132 Bar Kokhba Revolt
Tensions between the Roman Empire and its Jewish population had steadily escalated since the annexation of Judea in 6 AD. When the Roman governor raided the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem over outstanding taxes in 66 AD, mass violence erupted. The Jews overthrew the Roman garrison in September, defeating an invading Roman legion at Beth Horon the following month.
[Actual date uncertain: Map depicts Jewish situation before Roman forces arrive in September/October.]
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