Insurrectionists
Regional leaders and revolutionary figures who organized armed resistance against Roman occupation and the Herodian dynasty during the first century.
5 profiles tagged Insurrectionists.
The Assassins
Militant Jewish group that utilized hidden daggers for political assassinations in first-century Judea
A militant Jewish insurrectionist group, specifically the Sicarii, known for their violent opposition to Roman rule and the assassination of high-ranking collaborators.
Barabbas
Prisoner released by Pontius Pilate in the place of Jesus Christ during the Passion
A convicted insurrectionist and murderer who was historically pardoned by Pontius Pilate in the place of Jesus Christ during the Passover trial.
The Egyptian
Insurrectionist who led four thousand assassins into the wilderness to revolt against Rome
A messianic figure and insurrectionist who led a failed revolt against Rome in Judea during the mid-first century AD.
Judas of Galilee
Revolutionary leader who incited a tax revolt against Rome during the census of Quirinius
A 1st-century Jewish leader who founded the Fourth Philosophy and led a tax revolt against the Roman Empire.
Theudas
Insurrectionist who led a failed revolt of four hundred men before the census of Quirinius
A first-century Jewish insurgent leader who gathered a following of four hundred men before being defeated and executed by authorities.