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The First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), whiles cried the Great Revolt (Hebrew: המרד הגדול ha-Mered Ha-Gadol), or The Jewish War, wis the first o three major rebellions bi the Jews against the Roman Empire, focht in Roman-controlled Judea, resultin in the destruction o Jewish touns, the displacement o its fowk an the appropriation o laund for Roman militar uissage, besides the destruction o the Jewish Temple an polity.
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Pairt o the Jewish–Roman wars | ||||||||
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10,000+ sodgers killt | 25,000–30,000 killt |
10,000–20,000 Zealots an Idumeans killt Thoosands o Sicarii killt | ||||||
Accordin tae Josephus, 1.1 million non-combatants dee'd in Jerusalem an 100,000 in Galilee; 97,000 ensclaved.[1] Matthew White, The Great Big Book of Horrible Things (Norton, 2012) p.52,[2] estimates the combined daith towl[whit? clarification needit] for the First an Third Roman Jewish Wars as bein approximately 350,000 |
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