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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jewish group that resisted Roman rule
A
Saducees
B
zealots
C
Christians
D
martyrs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70).

Detailed explanation-2: -Josephus at war The massacre by the Romans turned what had been occasional violence into a full-scale Jewish revolt. Josephus decided to join his countrymen [expert] and became one of the rebellion’s main leaders. Within months, he was facing the tough Roman army as it moved across Judaea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The revolt began in 66 CE, during the twelfth year of the reign of Nero, originating in the oppressive rule of Roman governors, the widening gaps between the wealthy aristocracy and the downtrodden masses, and Roman and Jewish religious tensions.

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