First Jewish–Roman War

war

The Zealots were members of a Jewish political movement during the Second Temple period who sought to incite the people of Judaea to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Land of Israel by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War. "Zealotry" was the term used by the Jewish historian Josephus for a "fourth sect" or "fourth Jewish philosophy" during this period.

siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD by the Roman army

book by Flavius Josephus

The Sicarii were a group of Jewish assassins who were active throughout Judaea in the years leading up to and during the First Jewish–Roman War, which took place at the end of the Second Temple period. Often associated with the Zealots (although this relationship is uncertain), they conducted a high-profile campaign of targeted assassinations of Romans and of Jews who collaborated with them. They later became notorious for a reported mass suicide during the Siege of Masada. The group's signature weapon and namesake was a type of large dagger known as a sica, which they concealed in their cloak

Roman legion

Machaerus (Μαχαιροῦς, from [a sword]; ; ) was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan. The site is located southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.

Roman legion

Roman legion

Roman legion

Roman legion

Gamla (), also Gamala, was an ancient Jewish town on the Golan Heights. Believed to have been founded as a Seleucid fort during the Syrian Wars, it transitioned into a predominantly Jewish settlement that came under Hasmonean rule in 81 BCE. The town's name reflects its location on a high, elongated ridge with steep slopes resembling a camel's hump.

Arab-Muslim city in northern Israel

Roman legion

siege marking the end of the First Jewish–Roman War

Yodfat () is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, south of Carmiel and in the vicinity of the Atzmon mountain ridge, north of the Beit Netofa Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In it had a population of .

archaeological site in Israel

battle between Judean rebels and the Syrian Legion of the Roman Empire

Arab village in Israel

mountain in Israel

short-lived state during the 1st century CE