In 73 BC, a revolt by the Jewish community in Cyrene led by Jonathan the Weaver led to vengeance by the Romans, who then killed him and many wealthy Jews in Cyrene.
In 73 BC during the First Jewish-Roman War in Iudaea Province, there was also a revolt by the Jewish community in Cyrene led by Jonathan the Weaver. In vengeance, the Romans then killed him and many wealthy Jews in Cyrene.