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Bar Kokhba

An alternate transliteration of Bar Kochba, leader of the second Jewish revolt against Rome (132 to 135 CE). Discussed here as part of a post on the Shfela in the Roman and Byzantine periods.

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Sidonite Burial Cave at Maresha
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The Shfela (Judean Lowlands) in the Roman & Byzantine Periods

A day across the Judean Lowlands: Tel Maresha's underground caves, the Roman city of Beit Guvrin (Eleutheropolis), and crawling through the Bar Kochba Revolt tunnels at Horvat Midras.

Jul 2013 · 3 minute read
Underground columbarium at Tel Maresha Sidonite Burial Cave at Maresha Roman oval amphitheatre at Beit Guvrin Squeezing through the tunnels used during the Bar Kochba Revolt
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