The Zealots were a group of Jews who began to emerge as a religious/political movement around the beginning of the 1st century CE. They strongly opposed Roman rule and turned on everyone, including other Jews, who cooperated with Rome. A subgroup of them, known as the Sicarii, frequently attacked Romans and those considered to work for them.
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c. 167 BCEMaccabean Revolt frees Palestine from foreign rule and allows for rise of Hasmonean Dynasty.
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6 CETax revolt against Rome led by Judas of Galilee and Zadok the Pharisee.
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66 CE - 73 CEThe Jewish Revolt against Rome.
