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Jewish pretender to be the Messiah around 130 CE. He lead a revolt against the Romans. He convinced many eminent Jews of the time of his claim to be the Messiah, such as Rabbi Akiba. He persecuted Christians when they refused to support his revolt. The revolt was brutally crushed by the Romans; in the process the position of the Jews in Israel was significantly weakened.