132 ⟶ Bar Kokhba Revolt Crushed and Jewish Diaspora Begins
Crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to Cassius Dio ...
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🔥 Destruction of the Second Temple
Over 1,000,000 Jews perish and 97,000 are taken as slaves following the destruction of the Second Temple.⟶
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Israel💀 Massacre of Jews in Egypt, Cyprus, and Cyrenaica
Thousands of Jews are killed during civil unrest in Egypt, Cyprus, and Cyrenaica, as recounted by Cassius Dio.⟶
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Libya💔 Bar Kokhba Revolt Crushed and Jewish Diaspora Begins
Crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to Cassius Dio 580,000 Jews are killed. Hadrian orders the expulsion of Jews from Judea, which is merged with Galilee in order to form the province of Syria Palaestina. Although large Jewish populations remain in Samaria and Galilee, with Tiberias as the headquarters of exiled Jewish patriarchs, this is the start of the Jewish diaspora. Hadrian constructs a pagan temple to Jupiter at the site of the Temple in Jerusalem, builds Aelia Capitolina among the ruins of Jerusalem.⟶
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Israel🚫 Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned
Hadrian renames Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina and builds a Roman monument over the site of the Temple Mount. Jews are banned from visiting. Judea is renamed to Syria Palestina, referring to the Greek words for both the Levant as well as the region at the time.⟶
Roman EmpireHadrianJerusalemAelia CapitolinaJewish DiasporaReligious PersecutionSyria Palaestina
Israel⚔️ Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus and Resulting Violence
Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus. Jews rise up against the corrupt rule of Gallus. Many towns are destroyed, thousands are killed.⟶
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