Talk:Diaspora Revolt/GA1

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Nominator: Mariamnei (talk · contribs) 13:39, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 22:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

known as the Trajanic Revolt – the infobox states "or Second Jewish–Roman War". If both names are valid, should they be both mentioned in the lead and box?

It was possibly during this period that the lesser-known and less-understood Kitos War took place in the province. – Can you mention the parties of his war here? Did it involve Jews, too?

Generally, no sources are needed in lead since all information in the lead is expected to appear in the body anyways (where they are sourced). (see GA criterion 1b, "it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections", see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section. There may be exceptions for this, of course.

compounded by the imposition of the Fiscus Judaicus, – give a year? When was it imposed

Prior to the revolt, incidents of anti-Jewish violence by Greeks occurred in 112 and the summer of 115 CE. – As written, this still refers to the First Jewish Revolt, but apparently it's about the second?

as "king", a title that has prompted some scholars to speculate on a possible messianic motivation behind the uprising, though evidence supporting this theory remains limited. – This was already mentioned earlier, but without the cautionary note.

or the Bucoli during their uprising in Egypt – Who are the Bucoli? Anything that can be linked here?

Gentile, Epigraphical, porticoes, Hecate, Caesareum, Zeus, Hermoupolis – all could do well with wikilinks

The presence of a deeply incised seven-branched menorah on a road northwest of Balagrae suggests deliberate disruption of the route connecting Cyrene with neighboring regions to the west. – I can't follow here. A menorah seems to be some kind of candle holder? Why does this suggest destruction of the road?

Eusebius’ Chronicon reports a Jewish rebellion in Mesopotamia, which is not mentioned by Cassius Dio. – I found this confusing. According to the following text, he did report on a rebellion that "might be the same", so to say "not mentioned by Cassius Dio" could be somewhat misleading.

According to Eusebius, Trajan suspected that the Jews in Mesopotamia "would also attack the inhabitants"; Christian sources all agree that he ordered General Lusius Quietus to suppress them harshly, – Does that mean that the Jews were suppressed proactively, and did not necessarily revolt themselves?

The sources seem to be of high-quality, except for "Derkan, Izzet (2015-12-30). "Jews in Cyprus and Their Aims", which seems to have been published in the International Journal of Research Science and Management, which, according to [1], is a predatory journal which is not considered to be a reliable source in Wikipedia. This source may have to be removed, along with the information it supports.