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The '''Sicarii''' (lit. ''dagger-men'') were an extremist group of anti-Roman [[Zealots]], active in the first century CE.
*DICTIONARY: see [[Sicarii]]
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Sicarii (sources)]]


==Overview==


According to Josephus, a group of [[Zealots]], called ''Sicarii'', distinguished themselves for carrying out a series of political assassinations against their opponents--Romans, Jewish collaborators, [[Sadducees]]. Their most astounding success was the killing of the High Priest [[Jonathan ben Ananus]].
This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the [[Sicarii]].  


The Jewish authorities and the Romans struggled to suppress the movement of the [[Sicarii]]. Josephus praises in particular [[Albinus]] for "ensuring peace in the land by exterminating most of the Sicarii" (Ant XX 208). The Sicarii however survived and gained strength, as the political and social situation deteriorated.


The Sicarii had an active role since the early stages of the Jewish War. Led by [[Simon bar Giora]], they took control of the fortress of [[Masada]]. Later [[Simon bar Giora]] moved to Jerusalem where he challenged the power of the Zealot leaders, [[John of Giscala]] and [[Eleazar ben Simon]].
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At [[Masada]] the Sicarii and [[Eleazar ben Yair]] were the last to resist the Roman power. According to Josephus, they committed mass suicide when the fortress was about to fall.
 
==The Sicarii in ancient sources==
 
==The Sicarii in Scholarship==
 
==The Sicarii in Fiction==
 
==Select Bibliography (articles)==
 
*'''Resistance Movements''' / [[James S. McLaren]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 1135-1140
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicarii Wikipedia]
 
 
 
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