Who really led the Bar Kochba revolt? New research sheds light on rebellion’s enigmas

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-really-led-the-bar-kochba-revolt-new-research-sheds-light-on-rebellions-enigmas/#:~:text=Jewish%20veterans%20from%20the%20Roman%20army%20—%20and%20not%20Shimon%20Bar,the%20“Bar%20Kochba%20Revolt.”

Jewish veterans from the Roman army — and not Shimon Bar Kochba — may have initially led the 2nd-century Jewish rebellion against the Romans commonly known as the “Bar Kochba Revolt.”

The revolt — launched by outraged Jews protesting Emperor Hadrian’s decision to construct a city dedicated to Jupiter on the ruins of Jerusalem — is one of the events connected to the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, observed on May 15-16 this year.