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Revolt under Constantius Gallus
Late 4th to Mid-5th Centuries
In 352 CE, a certain Jew referred to as Patricius was declared a Jewish king, according to the account of Lives of the Caesars by Sextus Aurelius Victor, written within a decade of the event. Constantius Gallus easily crushed the rebellion and destroyed the city of Dio-Caesaria (Sepphoris), the epicenter of the revolt. Brief references to the rebellion by both Socrates Scholasticus and Sozomen support Victor’s statement that the revolt was short-lived and incurred severe repercussions.
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Patricius “the King”
And in the meantime a revolt of the Jews, who had criminally elevated Patricius to a sort of kingship, was suppressed.
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Commotion in Dio-Caesarea (Sepphoris)
About the same time, another internal commotion arose in the East. For the Jews who inhabited Dio- Caesarea in Palestine took up arms against the Romans and began to ravage the adjacent places. But…
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A 4th-Century Jewish Revolt
The Jews of Dio-Caesarea also overran Palestine and the neighboring territories. They took up arms with the design of shaking off the Roman yoke. On hearing of their insurrection, Gallus Caesar, who…
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4th–5th Centuries
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3rd–6th Centuries