"The First Jewish–Roman War (66–73), " Topic

"The First Jewish–Roman War (66–73), sometimes called the Great Revolt (Hebrew: äîøã äâãåìýý ha-Mered Ha-Gadol), was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews of the Province of Judea (Iudaea) against the Roman Empire. The second was the Kitos War in 115–117, which took place mainly in the diaspora, that is, the scattering that occurred because of the First Jewish War. The third was Bar Kochba's revolt of 132–136.

The Great Revolt began in the year 66, but first we will look at a a bit of the historical background.

The Roman general Pompey took Jerusalem and began the occupation of Israel in 63 BC, he set up the Hasmonean prince John Hyrcanus II as ethnarch (political ruler of the area) and High Priest. Although Hyrcanus was denied the title of King, he provided a bridge between the Hasmonean dynasty of which he was a part and Roman occupation. In about 47 BC, Julius Caesar appointed Antipater the Idumaean, also known as Antipas, as the first Roman Procurator. This is the beginning of Herodian Dynasty. Herod the Great (son of Antipas) was designated "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate in 40 BC. During his reign the last of the Hasmoneans were removed from political power, although there were some that married into Herod's family…."
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