Battle of Beth Horon
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The Battle of Beth Horon was a military engagement fought in 66 CE between the Roman army and Jewish rebels in the early phase of the First Jewish–Roman War. During the event, the Syrian Legion Legio XII Fulminata with auxiliary support headed by Legate of Syria Cestius Gallus was ambushed by a large force of Judean rebel infantry at the passage of Beth Horon, on their retreat from Jerusalem towards the coastal plain. The rebel Judean forces headed by Simon Bar Giora, Eleazar ben Simon and other rebel generals succeeded in inflicting a humiliating defeat, killing some 6,000 Roman troops and capturing the Legion's aquila, with much of the Roman Army fleeing in disarray from the battle field. The defeat of the Roman Army had major implications in prolonging the rebellion, leading to the short-lived Judean self-governorship in Judea and Galilee.
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Edward Burne-Jones - The Battle of Beth-Horon - Joshua Commanding the Sun and Moon to Stand Still - Google Art Project| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 36 | Herodian Kingdom of Judea | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 139 | Hasmonean Kingdom | Wikidata | |
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| event | armed conflict | 2014 Jerusalem unrest | intifada | Wikidata | |
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| event | armed conflict | Battle of Mizpah | battle | Wikidata | |
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| event | armed conflict | Battle of the Kastel | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | Israelites, battle, Amalek | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 36 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 140 | Hasmonean campaigns against the Hellenistic cities | military campaign | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 588 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 596 | Siege of Jerusalem | siege | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 700 | Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant | Sennacherib, Hezekiah, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 700 | Siege of Azekah | Kingdom of Judah, siege, Neo-Assyrian Empire | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 66 | Battle of Beth Horon | battle | Wikidata |
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| commons | image | Edward Burne-Jones - The Battle of Beth-Horon - Joshua Commanding the Sun and Moon to Stand Still - Google Art Project | Commons | ||
