This paper will discuss 66 CE Revolt in which the Jews attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire. In doing so, the paper will talk about where Judea was before the time of the revolt; the revolt against Antiochus the Syrian leader; the events that lead to the fall of Jerusalem; the Conquering of the Judean Empire and how the Judean civil war played a role in the outcome.

After fifty years of exile in Babylon, a small group of devoted Jews, probably fewer than 50,000, returned to their holy city. They were allowed to do so by the Persian king, Cyrus. He authorized the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, which was completed in 515 BCE (Fisher, 2002).

The second Temple became the central symbol to a scattered Jewish nation, of which most did not return to Jerusalem from Babylon, which was now their home. A new emphasis on Temple rites developed, with a he

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