The first Jewish-Roman War (years 66鈥?/FONT>73 CE), sometimes called The Great Revolt (Hebrew: 讛诪专讚 讛讙讚讜诇, 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鈥?/FONT>117 CE, the third was Bar Kokhba's revolt, 132鈥?/FONT>135 CE). It began in the year 66, stemming from Greek and Jewish religious tension.[1] 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.
The defeat of the Jewish revolts by the Roman Empire contributed substantially to the numbers and geography of the Jewish diaspora, as many Jews were scattered or sold into slavery after losing their state.
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