Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus

Jewish revolt against Gallus
	Part of the Roman civil war of 350–353
	; Map of the Roman East under Gallus
Date	351–352
Location	Syria Palaestina province
Result	Roman victory, destruction of several cities
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Jews of Palestine
Commanders and leaders
Ursicinus	Isaac of Diocesarea; Patricius
Casualties and losses
Minimal	Several thousand rebels killed

The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus erupted during the Roman civil war of 350–353, upon destabilization across the Roman Empire. In 351–352 the Jews of Roman Palaestina revolted against the rule of Constantius Gallus, brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II and Caesar of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. The revolt was crushed by Gallus' general Ursicinus.

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