Bar
Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian
and Challenged the Might of Rome
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BAR KOKHBA
is the search for the truth of the epic struggle between two
strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation. One was Hadrian,
the cosmopolitan ruler of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith,
who some regarded as divine; the other was Shim'on, a Jewish military
leader in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the
‘King Messiah'. It is also the tale of the clash of two ancient
cultures. One was the conqueror, seeking to maintain control of its
hard-won dominion; the other was the conquered, seeking to break free
and establish a new nation: Israel. During the ensuing conflict - the
‘Second Jewish War' - the highly motivated Jewish militia sorely
tested the highly trained professional Roman army. The rebels
withstood the Roman onslaught for three-and-a-half years (AD 132 -
136). They established an independent nation with its own
administration, headed by Shim'on as its president. The outcome of
that David and Goliath contest was of great consequence, both for the
people of Judaea and for Judaism itself. So, who was this insurgent
Shim'on known today as ‘Bar Kokhba'? How did Hadrian, the Roman
emperor who built the famous Wall in northern Britain, respond to the
challenger? And how, in later ages, did this rebel with a cause
become a hero for the Jews in the Diaspora longing for the foundation
of a new Israel in modern times? This book describes the author's
personal journey across three continents to establish the facts. _BAR
KOKHBA_ is lucidly written by the author of the mould-breaking
Augustus at War and the acclaimed biographies Germanicus and Marcus
Agrippa. Drawing on archaeology, art, coins, inscriptions, militaria,
as well as secular and religious documents, Lindsay Powell presents a
fascinating account of the people and events at a crucial time in
world history
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