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Sicarii

Sicarii

1 9.9
A group of Jewish fighters in ancient Judea who used violence against Roman officials and their supporters
  • proper noun
  • /sɪˈkɑːriˌaɪ/
  • NSFW
: Sicarii
  • While it is possible that some of the original Masadans were Sicarii, different people—Zealots, religious Jews, and others—probably joined the group as time went on.
  • Sicarii and Zealots
  • Sicarii fled Jerusalem
  • the Sicarii faction

Examples

  • The Sicarii were known for their violent tactics against Roman authorities in Judea.

  • During the Roman occupation, the Sicarii used assassinations as a method of resistance.

  • And we will become warriors,... ..like the Maccabees and the Sicarii, brave men and women fighting for their freedom.

    Defiance (2008)

  • Josephus wrote that after the fall of Jerusalem, a group of Jewish Sicarii lived on top of Masada.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Historically, the Sicarii targeted collaborators with Rome in their quest for Jewish independence.

Synonyms

Zealot
vsSicarii
  • Literature
3 9.9

A member of an ancient Jewish group in Judea who strongly opposed Roman rule and sometimes used violence

is a specific organised group targeting both Roman authorities and collaborators

Surface Forms

Sicarii main

Etymology

Sicarii comes from the Latin sica meaning 'small dagger', and it was the name for an ancient Jewish group who hid knives to attack Roman officials, so the name shows they were dagger-carrying fighters.