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Aerial view of an ancient fortress, perched atop a rugged, rocky plateau in a desert landscape with scattered ruins and surrounding mountains.

Source

The Fortress at Masada

Josephus

The Jewish War 7.275–303

ca. 75

Source

Collective Suicide at Masada

Josephus

The Jewish War 7.304–336, 389–406

ca. 75

Source

Background to the Riots in Alexandria

Philo

Against Flaccus 25–32, 36–44

ca. 39–40

Source

Riots in Alexandria, 38 CE

Philo

Against Flaccus 45–75 (selections)

ca. 39–40

Source

Revolts of 66 CE in Alexandria

Josephus

The Jewish War 2.487-497

ca. 75

Source

Jewish Unrest and Its Suppression in Alexandria and Cyrene

Josephus

The Jewish War 7.407–418, 437–450

ca. 75

Source

Ban on Circumcision

Historia Augusta, Hadrian 14.2

Late 4th Century

Source

Historical Summary of the Revolt

Dio Cassius

Roman History 69.12–14

Early to Mid-3rd Century

Source

Bar Kokhba’s Defeat

Eusebius

Ecclesiastical History 4.6

Early 4th Century

Source

Christian Interpretation of Bar Kokhba’s Defeat

John Chrysostom

Discourses against Judaizing Christians 5.11

Late 4th Century

Source

Roman Losses during the Revolt

Marcus Cornelius Fronto

Letter to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

162

Close-up of a hand holding an ancient, rolled bundle of papyrus tied with string, resting on a dusty surface with small rocks or pieces of debris scattered around.

Source

Bar Kokhba Letters

P. Yadin 49–59

132–135