Bar Kokhba Revolt
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The Bar Kokhba Revolt, also known as the Bar Kokhba War, the War of Betar, and the Third Jewish–Roman War, was the last and most devastating of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire.
Detail of Simon bar Kokhba from the Knesset Menorah
Coin depicting the revolt leader's first name, Simon, in Paleo-Hebrew script, alongside a date palm
A Bar Kokhba tetradrachm overstruck on a denarius. Obverse: the Jerusalem Temple façade with the rising star. Reverse: A lulav, the text reads: "for the freedom of Jerusalem"
Obverse: Grapes, the text reads: "year 1 to the redemption of Israel". Reverse: a date palm with two branches of dates; "Eleazar the Priest" around
Simon bar Kokhba
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Simon bar Kokhba, also called Simon bar Koseba or simply Bar Kokhba, was a Jewish military leader in Judea. He lent his name to the Bar Kokhba Revolt, which he initiated against the Roman Empire in 13
Bar Kokhba Revolt
…Betar, and the Third (or Second) Jewish–Roman War, was the last and most devastating of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire. Led by Simon bar Kokhba, the rebels established an independent Jewish state that lasted over three years before being crushed by the Romans, leading to the near-total depopulation…
Watercolour and gouache impression of Bar Kokhba by Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk (1927)
Simon bar Kokhba on the Knesset Menorah
Bar Kokhba silver Zuz/denarius. Obverse: trumpets surrounded by "To the freedom of Jerusalem". Reverse: a kinnor surrounded by "Year two to the freedom of Israel"