The Rebellions of the Jews in Antiquity in Historical Perspective

The prevailing popular view as well as that of the academic world is that rebelling against a super-power like Rome was both thoughtless and lacked any prospect of success. David Rokéah refutes this view. He compares the rebellions of the Britons and the Gauls against Rome with that of the Jews, and considers the attitude of the modern British and French—and Israelis-- to the disaster caused by their ancestors’ rebellions.