# Bar Kokhba revolt (132)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/132-bar-kokhba-revolt
Location: Judea
Themes: War

A second Jewish revolt is crushed by Hadrian, who refounds Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina; Jewish and Christian communities drift further apart. At this point in the timeline (132), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Telesphorus (c. 125 – c. 136). Dates for the earliest bishops of Rome are traditional and uncertain.

## Why it matters
Bar Kokhba revolt mattered because it shows how warfare and conquest affected Christian communities and the relations between faiths.

Pope at the time: [Pope Telesphorus](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-telesphorus)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Bar Kokhba Revolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Kokhba_Revolt)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Bar Kokhba revolt](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Bar+Kokhba+revolt)
- [Wikipedia — Early Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_period)