Tumultus Iudaicus: the diaspora revolts and the rebuilding of Cyrene Caroline Barron (Durham)
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**Abstract**
The outbreaks of violence amongst the Jewish communities of ancient Alexandria, Cyrene, Cyprus and Mesopotamia are a unique moment in the history of Roman-Jewish interactions in antiquity. Sandwiched between the First Jewish Revolt of 66-70 CE, which saw the siege and destruction of the Great Temple of Jerusalem and the devasting Bar Kokhba war under the emperor Hadrian in the early 130s CE, the so-called “Diaspora Revolts” of 116-117 CE have been considered less significant uprisings by contrast, and thus received comparatively less attention. This paper considers the epigraphic evidence for the revolts, and asks how the Roman administration characterised the revolts in their own narrative and in their relationship with the diaspora communities in the provinces.
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