The Bar Kokhba revolt was the third and last of the Jewish revolts against Roman rule in Judea, led by Simon bar Kokhba, whom some followers regarded as the messiah. Its causes are debated, but they probably included Hadrian's plan to found a Roman colony, Aelia Capitolina, on the ruins of Jerusalem, and possibly a ban on circumcision. The rebels at first won notable successes and set up an independent administration, and the sage Rabbi Akiva reportedly supported the leader. Rome sent reinforcements from several provinces and crushed the revolt, with the fall of the fortress of Betar. Judea suffered heavy losses and depopulation, Jews were barred from Jerusalem, and the province was renamed Syria Palaestina.
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