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The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–136 CE), also known as the Bar Kokhba War, the War of Betar, and the Third (or Second) Jewish–Roman War, was the last and most devastating of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire. The rebels, led by Simon bar Kokhba, founded an independent Jewish state that lasted for more than three years. The revolt was ultimately crushed by the Romans, resulting in the near-total depopulation of Judea proper, as well as mass killings, widespread enslavement, and di…