Simon bar Kokhba

Jewish pretender to be the Messiah around 130 CE. He adopted the title 'bar kokhba', which is Hebrew for 'son of a star'. He lead a revolt against the Romans, from 132-135 CE. He convinced many eminent Jews of the time of his claim to be the Messiah, such as [Rabbi Akiba]?. He persecuted Christians when they refused to support his revolt. The revolt was brutally crushed by the Romans: Simon bar Kokhba was killed, and the position of the Jews in Israel was significantly weakened. Jews were forbidden to live in the area of Jerusalem.

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