Jewish revolt leader in the First Jewish–Roman War
Simon bar Giora
Born
Gerasa, Roman Judaea
Died
71 CE
Rome, Roman Empire
Cause of death
Execution
Known for
Participating in inciting the First Jewish–Roman War, leading a major faction in civil war
Political party
Peasantry (likely related with Zealots)
Opponents
Titus
John of Giscala
Eleazar ben Simon
Simon bar Giora (alternatively known as Simeon bar Giora or Simon ben Giora or Shimon bar Giora, Imperial Aramaic: שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר גִּיּוֹרָא or Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן בֵּן גִּיּוֹרָא; died 71 CE) 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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ben Simon, eventually fell under the command of the Galilean leader John of Gush Halav; and the other northern rebel commander, SimonBarGiora, managed...
including the Menorah and the Pentateuch. The leader of the Zealots, SimonBarGiora, is lashed and strangled in the Forum. Titus is made praetorian prefect...
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remaining stump of the Herodian tower. During the Jewish war with Rome, SimonbarGiora made the tower his place of residence. Following the destruction of...
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The leaders of the collapsed Northern revolt, John of Giscala and SimonBarGiora, managed to escape to Jerusalem, but brutal civil war erupted as the...