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  • PS, Battīr
  • geo:31.73,35.135555

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  • fort
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Betar fortress

data access 44153

The Betar fortress was the last standing Jewish fortress in the Bar Kochba revolt 132-135 AD.

See:

  1. David Ussishkin, Archaeological Soundings at Betar, Bar-Kochba's Last Stronghold, Tel Aviv 20, 1993, pp. 66-97.
  2. Charles Clermont-Ganneau, Archaeological Researches in Palestine during the Years 1873-74, London 1899, pp. 263-270.

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2017-08-25) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/44153
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Betar fortress. https://vici.org/vici/44153, accessed 2026-11-06.