This war culminated in a massacre during which so many were killed that the winning side's horses were drenched with blood up to their nostrils. The losing side of this war over-struck a large number of coins, replacing the image of the Roman emperor with pictures of trumpets and lyres, and deliberately crafted bad weapons so that the local garrison threw them away, allowing local fighters to pick them out of the trash. The epitaph "may his bones be crushed" is always appended to the name of the victorious emperor during this war, who upon his return omitted the salutation "I and the Army are well" and refused a triumph. This war was sparked in part by the (*) erection of a Temple to Jupiter in the newly-renamed city of Aelia Capitolina. Sextus Julius Severus traveled all the way from Britain to quell this revolt,
This war culminated in a massacre during which so many were killed that the winning side's horses were drenched with blood up to their nostrils. The losing side of this war over-struck a large number of coins, replacing the image of the Roman emperor with pictures of trumpets and lyres, and deliberately crafted bad weapons so that the local garrison threw them away, allowing local fighters to pick them out of the trash. The epitaph "may his bones be crushed" is always appended to the name of the victorious emperor during this war, who upon his return omitted the salutation "I and the Army are well" and refused a triumph. This war was sparked in part by the (*) erection of a Temple to Jupiter in the newly-renamed city of Aelia Capitolina. Sextus Julius Severus traveled all the way from Britain to quell this revolt, culminating in the siege of the fortress of Betar in 135. The namesake messianic leader of this revolt received a nickname meaning "son of a star" in Aramaic from Rabbi Akiva. For 10 points, name this last major Jewish revolt, crushed by Hadrian.
This war culminated in a massacre during which so many were killed that the winning side's horses were drenched with blood up to their nostrils.
Bar Kohkba revolt [or mered Bar Kokhba; or Third Jewish revolt; accept Third after "Jewish revolt" is read; or Third Jewish-Roman war]