MIDEAST 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Bar Kokhba Revolt, Aelia Capitolina, Syria Palaestina
24 Dec 2018
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After 2nd temple falls (70 ce): shift in jewish religious practice: sacrificial offerings prayer in synagogue. Rise of rabbis : editing & adding to scriptures. The 2nd rebellion aka kitsos war (115-117 ce): cyprus & n. africa rebel vs. Bar kokhba revolt (132-136) : jews rebel ethnic cleansing of jews by romans. Jews rebel vs. romans romans destroy jerusalem & replace w/ aelia. Capitolina caesarea = new capital of syria palaestina (not judea any more) Ecce homo arch: where romans tortured jesus, along via dolorosa. Only 25% of jews remain (600,000 killed, most exiled ethnic cleansing ) Possibly triggered by hadrian"s plan to build temple dedicated to jupiter to replace 2nd temple. Occurs during reign of hadrian = golden age of roman empire: period of centralization: local leaders replaced w/ those sent from roman epicenter. Crisis of the 3rd century ( 230-284 ce): problems in roman empire . Foreign invasions : rise of sasanians in east, barbarians in west.
