Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome

This biography of the ancient Jewish military leader examines how he mounted a years-long revolt against Rome that changed the course of history.
In AD 132, a bloody struggle began between two determined leaders over who would rule Judea. One was the powerful Roman Emperor Hadrian, who some regarded as divine. The other was Shim'on—known today as Bar Kokhba—a Jewish military commander in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the 'King Messiah'. In Bar Kokhba, ancient histo...