Jacob and Simon uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Judean Jews Sadducees Pharisees Zealots |
Roman Empire Roman England Roman Greece | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jacob Simon † |
Titus Vespasian | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 Soldiers 300 boats |
90,000 Soldiers 500 boats | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
230 killed 600 Executed 320 Imprisoned 20 boats sunk |
89,000 killed 100 wounded 6,000 imprisoned 800 executed 300 boats sunk |
The Jacob and Simon uprising ; (Hebrew: מרד יעקב וסימון) was a revolt instigated in Roman Judea by brothers Simon and Jacob in 46–48 CE.[1] The revolt began as a sporadic insurgency and when climaxed in 48 was quickly put down by Roman authorities, and both brothers were executed.[2]