Justa (rebel)

Leader in the 484 Samaritan revolt

Justa (or Justasa[1] and Justasus) was elected by Samaritans as their king during the 484 AD Samaritan revolt. Following his ascent in Samaria, he moved on Caesarea, where a noteworthy Samaritan community lived.[1] There, many Christians were killed and the church of St. Procopius was destroyed.[1] Justa celebrated the victory with games in the circus.[1]

According to John Malalas, Asclepiades, the dux Palaestinae (commander of the province's Limes Arabicus troops), whose units were reinforced by the Caesarea-based Arcadiani of lestodioktes (police chief) Rheges, defeated Justa, killed him and sent his head to the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno.[2][3]

## See also

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* Baba Rabba
* Julianus ben Sabar

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Kohen, E. (2007). History of the Byzantine Jews: A Microcosmos in the Thousand Year Empire. University Press of America. p. 26\. ISBN 9780761836230. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
2. ^ Kohen, Elli (2007). History of the Byzantine Jews: A Microcosmos in the Thousand Year Empire. University Press of America. pp. 26–31\. ISBN 978-0-7618-3623-0.26-31&rft.pub=University+Press+of+America&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-7618-3623-0&rft.aulast=Kohen&rft.aufirst=Elli&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-9qJRP20MIC&pg;=PA26&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Justa+(rebel)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Crown, Alan David (1989). The Samaritans. Mohr Siebeck. pp. 72–73\. ISBN 978-3-16-145237-6.72-73&rft.pub=Mohr+Siebeck&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=978-3-16-145237-6&rft.aulast=Crown&rft.aufirst=Alan+David&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzo6KAH3FmUC&pg;=PA72&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Justa+(rebel)" class="Z3988">

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