Revolt Against Roman Emperor Trajan
In 114 CE, Emperor Trajan led a military campaign against the Parthian (or Persian) Empire. Known as the Trajanic or Diaspora Revolt, Jews in the Parthian Empire, as well as the eastern parts of the Roman Empire, joined the Persians. Trajan suffered serious losses. Joined by his antisemitic allies in the region, Trajan targeted the Jews in Cyprus, Cyrene (modern Libya), Aegipta (modern Egypt), and Mesopotamia (modern Syria and Iraq), butchering and obliterating the Jewish communities. The massacre was known as the War of Kitos, named after the Roman General Lucious Quietus, who took over the antisemitic campaign from Trajan and was appointed governor of Judea in 117 CE. Quietes continued to relentlessly persecute the Jews in Israel.
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Known as the Trajanic or Diaspora Revolt, Jews in Cyprus, Cyrene (modern Libya), Aegipta (modern Egypt) and Mesopotamia (modern Syria and Iraq) joined Persia against Rome. In response Emperor Trajan decimated the Jewish communities.
Known as the War of Kitos, the antisemetic campaign was named after the Roman General Lucious Quietes, who took the military campaign over from Trajan and was appointed governor of Judea in 117 CE. Quietes continued to relentlessly persecuted the Jews in Israel.
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