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The Betar fortress was the last standing Jewish fortress in the Bar Kochba revolt 132-135 AD.
See:
- David Ussishkin, Archaeological Soundings at Betar, Bar-Kochba's Last Stronghold, Tel Aviv 20, 1993, pp. 66-97.
- Charles Clermont-Ganneau, Archaeological Researches in Palestine during the Years 1873-74, London 1899, pp. 263-270.
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