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The Battle of Beth Horon was a military engagement fought in 66 CE between the Roman army and Jewish rebels in the early phase of the First Jewish–Roman War. [1] During the event, the Syrian Legion Legio XII Fulminata with auxiliary support headed by Legate of Syria Cestius Gallus was ambushed by a large force of Judean rebel infantry at the passage of Beth Horon, on their retreat from ...
After Cestius Gallus' withdrawal from the siege of the Temple Mount, XII Fulminata was ambushed and defeated by Eleazar ben Simon in the Battle of Beth Horon, losing its aquila. However, XII Fulminata fought well in the last part of the war, and supported its commander T. Flavius Vespasian in his successful bid for the imperial throne.
The Battle of Beth Horon or Battle with Seron was fought at some point between Spring 166 BC to Spring 165 BC during the Maccabean Revolt between Judean rebels led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) and an army of the Seleucid Empire under the command of Seron, a commander of the Syrian army.
Joseph ben Gurion was according to Josephus one of the chief leaders of the First Jewish–Roman War, which erupted in the year 66 in Roman Judea.Along with Ananus ben Ananus, [1] ben Gurion was heading the Judean provisional government (66–68), formed in the aftermath of the Battle of Beth Horon (66).
The Battle of Beth Horon may refer to: Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC) , between Jewish forces led by Judas Maccabaeus and a Seleucid Empire force in the Maccabean Revolt Battle of Beth Horon (66) , between the Roman army and Jewish rebels in the First Jewish-Roman War
Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah. Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Judean rebels: Seleucid Empire: 166 BCE 166 BCE Battle of Beth Horon (166 BCE) Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Judean rebels: Seleucid Empire: 165 BCE 165 BCE Battle of Emmaus. Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Maccabees: Seleucid Empire: 164 BCE 164 BCE Battle of Beth Zur. Part of the ...
The biblical "way of Beth-horon", also known as "the ascent of Beth-horon", is a pass which ascends from the plain of Aijalon (now Ayalon-Canada Park) and climbs to Beit Ur al-Tahta (1,210 ft.). It then ascends along the ridge, with valleys lying to north and south, and reaches Beit Ur al-Fauqa (2,022 ft.).
The legion, however, was ambushed and defeated by Jewish rebels at the Battle of Beth Horon, a result that shocked the Roman leadership. The suppression of the revolt was then handed to General Vespasian and his son Titus, who assembled four legions and began advancing through the country, starting with Galilee in 67.