First Jewish-Roman War
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First Jewish-Roman War
The first
Jewish-Roman War
(years
66
–
73
CE
), sometimes called The Great Revolt (, ha-Mered Ha-Gadol), was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews of
Iudaea Province
against the
Roman Empire
(the second was the
Kitos War
in
115
–
117
CE, the third was
Bar Kokhba's revolt
,
132
–
135
CE). It began in the year 66, stemming from Greek and Jewish religious tension. It ended when
legions
under
Titus
besieged and destroyed Jerusalem
, looted and burned
Herod's Temple
(in the year
70
) and Jewish strongholds (notably
Gamla
in
67
and
Masada
in
73
), and
enslaved
or
massacred
a large part of the Jewish population.
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