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Simon Bar Giora

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Born Judea
DiedRome
Italy
ResidenceJudea
Opponents Titus
John of Giscala
Eleazar ben Simon
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Date of Upd.
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About Simon Bar Giora


Simon bar Giora was the leader of one of the major Judean rebel factions during the First Jewish–Roman War in 1st-century Roman Judea, who vied for control of the Jewish polity while attempting to expel the Roman army, but incited a bitter internecine war in the process.

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