115 –117 CE: OVERVIEW: “KITOS” JEWISH REVOLTS

a.k.a. Jewish Revolt II

Major revolts by Diaspora Jews in Cyrene (Cyrenaica), Egyptus (Egypt minus the Sinai Peninsula), Cyprus, and Mesopotamia.

The rebellions were ultimately crushed by the Roman legionary forces, chiefly by the Roman general Lustus Quietus, whose name ultimately gives the far–flung conflict its name, as “Kitos” is a later corruption of the name.