After Herod’s death (4BCE), the authority of his heirs was progressively diminished, mainly due to popular opposition to the Herodian dynasty, until Judea was brought under direct Roman administration (6 CE). When increasingly harsh and insensitive Roman rule became intolerable, the Jews launched a revolt (66 CE) in the last days of the Roman Emperior Nero, which ended with the total destruction of Jerusalem (70 CE) and the defeat of the last fortress of the Jews at Masada (73 CE).
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