The
Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale
revolts by the
Jews of the
Eastern Mediterranean against the
Roman Empire between 66 and 135 CE. While the
First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) and the
Bar Kokhba revolt (132–135 CE) were nationalist rebellions, striving to restore an independent Judean state, the
Kitos War was more of an ethno-religious conflict, mostly fought outside of
Judea province. Hence, some sources use the term Jewish-Roman Wars to refer only to the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) and the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–135 CE), while others include the Kitos War (115–117 CE) as one of the Jewish–Roman wars.