Editing Timeline of Jewish history (section)

=== 2nd century ===
;115–117: [[Kitos War]] (Revolt against Trajan) – a second Jewish-Roman War initiated in large Jewish communities of Cyprus, Cyrene (modern Libya), Aegipta (modern Egypt) and Mesopotamia (modern Syria and Iraq). It led to mutual killing of hundreds of thousands Jews, Greeks and Romans, ending with a total defeat of Jewish rebels and complete extermination of Jews in Cyprus and Cyrene by the newly installed [[Emperor Hadrian]].

;131–136: The [[Roman emperor]] [[Hadrian]], among other provocations, renames Jerusalem "[[Aelia Capitolina]]" and prohibits circumcision. [[Simon bar Kokhba]] (Bar Kosiba) leads a large [[Bar Kokhba revolt|Jewish revolt]] against [[Roman Empire|Rome]] in response to Hadrian's actions. In the aftermath, most Jewish population is annihilated (about 580,000 killed) and Hadrian renames the province of Judea to [[Syria Palaestina]], and attempts to root out Judaism.

;136: [[Rabbi Akiva]] is martyred.

;138: With Emperor Hadrian's death, the persecution of Jews within the Roman Empire is eased and Jews are allowed to visit Jerusalem on [[Tisha B'av]]. In the following centuries the Jewish center moves to Galilee.