Zealots
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The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zealots canonical | 7 |
| Sicarii | 6 |
| Zealot movement | 5 |
| Judean rebels | 3 |
| Jewish Zealots | 2 |
| Jewish Sicarii | 1 |
| Zealot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376831 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Zealots Context triple: [Second Temple in Jerusalem, associatedGroup, Zealots]
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Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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B.
Simon bar Kokhba
Simon bar Kokhba was a 2nd-century Jewish military leader who led the major revolt against Roman rule in Judea known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
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C.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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D.
Hasmonean dynasty
The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish ruling family that gained independence for Judea in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabean Revolt and governed as priest-kings until the rise of Roman control.
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E.
Riffians
Riffians are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to Morocco’s Rif Mountains, known for their distinct Tamazight dialect and strong regional identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zealots Target entity description: The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
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A.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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B.
Simon bar Kokhba
Simon bar Kokhba was a 2nd-century Jewish military leader who led the major revolt against Roman rule in Judea known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
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C.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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D.
Hasmonean dynasty
The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish ruling family that gained independence for Judea in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabean Revolt and governed as priest-kings until the rise of Roman control.
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E.
Riffians
Riffians are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to Morocco’s Rif Mountains, known for their distinct Tamazight dialect and strong regional identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish political movement
ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Second Temple period ⓘ |
| advocated |
refusal to acknowledge any king but God
ⓘ
refusal to pay taxes to Rome ⓘ |
| associatedGroup |
Zealots
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sicarii
|
| associatedWithPerson | Judas of Galilee ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient political movements
ⓘ
Jewish resistance movements ⓘ Jewish–Roman wars participants ⓘ |
| describedInSource | Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
| endedAfterEvent |
destruction of the Second Temple
ⓘ
fall of Masada ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Jews ⓘ |
| foundedAround | 6 CE ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ |
| goal |
expulsion of Romans from Judea
ⓘ
restoration of Jewish political independence ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Eleazar ben Simon
ⓘ
Eleazar ben Ya'ir ⓘ John of Gischala ⓘ |
| ideology | armed resistance against Roman rule ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | later uses of the term "zealot" for fanatical partisans ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
defense of the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
mass suicide at Masada (through associated Sicarii) ⓘ Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)
|
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Jewish nationalism
ⓘ
religious zeal ⓘ |
| opposedJewishGroup |
Herodians
ⓘ
Sadducees ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Herodian dynasty
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman rule in Judea ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Galilee ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sometimesContrastedWith | Pharisees ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | exclusive loyalty to God as king ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
assassination
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ terror tactics ⓘ |
| viewedRomanRuleAs |
idolatrous
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illegitimate ⓘ |
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Subject: Zealots Description of subject: The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
Referenced by (25)
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