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Simon ben Giora stays safe from the…
Simon ben Giora stays safe from the Jewish authorities in Masada until Ananus ben Ananus is killed in the Zealot Temple Siege, after which he leaves the fortress for the hill country and proclaims liberty for those in slavery, and a reward to those already free.
Gathering power quickly as more people and influential men join him, he soon dares to venture into the flatlands, constructs a fort in a village called Nain, and stores food and booty in caves.
It is obvious that he is preparing to attack Jerusalem.
Simon first attacks Idumea, however, and his intimidating army meets no real resistance.
He marches into Hebron, robs the grain stores of towns and villages, and plunders the countryside in order to feed his vast troops.
He is now followed by forty thousand people not including his soldiers.
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The Middle of The Earth
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The Near and Middle East
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Near East
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