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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
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
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 t
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
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
Hadrian
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Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. His form of address as Roman emperor was Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian was born in Italica, in the present-day Andalusian province of
Bar Kokhba Revolt
…toward Roman rule and national aspirations remained high in the Roman province of Judaea following the First Jewish Revolt. Around 130 CE, Emperor Hadrian planned to rebuild Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony dedicated to Jupiter, extinguishing hopes for the restoration of the Temple. This may…
Bust of Hadrian, c. 130; State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich
Bust of Hadrian, c. 130; State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich
Hadrian's Arch in central Athens, Greece. Hadrian's admiration for Greece materialised in such projects ordered during his reign
Hadrian's Arch in central Athens, Greece. Hadrian's admiration for Greece materialised in such projects ordered during his reign
Bust of Emperor Trajan; Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
Bust of Emperor Trajan; Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
A denarius of Hadrian issued in 119 AD for his third consulship. The legends read as: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS / LIBERALITAS AVG. CO[N]S III, P. P.
A denarius of Hadrian issued in 119 AD for his third consulship. The legends read as: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS / LIBERALITAS AVG. CO[N]S III, P. P.