What did they call theJews who wanted to remove the Romans from Judea with violence were known as

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What did they call theJews who wanted to remove the Romans from Judea with violence were known as

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They call the Jews, Zealots, who wanted to remove the Romans from Judea with violence. It was a political movement and went against the Romans during the first Jewish-Roman war (66-70). Zealotry was the term used by Josephus as the "fourth sect" during that time.