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Battle of Beth Horon

Battle of Beth Horon was a battle fought in AD 66 at Beth Horon, in what is now Israel. It was part of First Jewish-Roman War, which ran from AD 66 to AD 74. The recorded result: Judean victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 troops against Tens of thousands.

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Beit Horon, Israeli settlement in West Bank
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FoughtAD 66
WhereBeth Horon, Israel31.886N, 35.114E
OutcomeJudean victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstJews of Judaea Province
Casualties and losses6,000 troops killed, XII Fulminata lost aquilaandUnknown
Part ofFirst Jewish-Roman WarAD 66 to AD 74

Where it sits in First Jewish-Roman War

Battle of Beth Horon, AD 66Battle of Jerusalem, AD 66Battle of Gabaon, AD 66Siege of Ascalon, AD 67Battle of Joppa, AD 67Siege of Gush Halav, AD 67Siege of Gabara, AD 67Battle of Mount Gerizim, AD 67Siege of Japha, AD 67Siege of Yodfat, AD 67Siege of Gamala, AD 67Battle of Mount Tabor, AD 67Capture of Tarichaea, AD 68Zealot Temple Siege, AD 68Battle of Bethennabris, AD 68Battle of the Jordan River, AD 68Siege of Jerusalem, AD 70Siege of Machaerus, AD 71Siege of Masada, AD 72AD 66AD 72Battle of Beth Horon, AD 66
19 placed engagements of First Jewish-Roman War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 66 (year precision)
PlaceBeth Horon, Israel
31.886N, 35.114E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength20,000 troopsTens of thousands
Casualties and losses6,000 troops killed, XII Fulminata lost aquilaUnknown
Commanders
  • Cestius Gallus
  • Simon bar Giora
  • Eleazar ben Simon
  • Niger the Perean
Battle of Beth HoronBattle of Beth HoronBattle of Beth HoronBattle of Khirbat Abu LachamBattle of ElasaBattle of AdasaBattle of EmmausBattle of Khirbat Abu LachamBattle of EmmausTel AvivGaza CityHaifaNablusEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs Suwayda100 km31.886N, 35.114E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 166 BC and 1948.

In the same war

Battle of Beth Horon is one of 57 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3496783, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Beth Horon (66), revision 1370107760, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.