Beginning of the Jewish revolt in Cyrenaica (eastern coastal region of modern–day Libya). According to Greek sources (Eusebius and Dio Cassius), the Jews of Cyrene, led by their “king” Lukuas, enter Egypt. The Greeks, finding refuge in Alexandria, retaliate by massacring the Jews in that city. Lukuas’ rebels overrun the country until a Roman army defeats them. The Jewish community in Alexandria is then almost annihilated.
The local troubles extend onto the island of Cyprus where a Jewish revolt, led by a certain Artemion, kills thousands. When the revolt is crushed, Jews are forbidden to set foot on the island ever again….