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BILDAGENTUR-ONLINE/SUNNY CELESTE / ALAMY

REMNANTS OF REVOLT. Beginning in the fourth century BCE, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus was home to a sizable Jewish community. Under Roman rule, Cyprus became one of the main stages for an uprising that took place in Jewish diaspora communities across the eastern Mediterranean. In crushing the Diaspora Revolt (115–117 CE), Roman soldiers killed more than 240,000 people in Cyprus, mostly in Salamis. Among the archaeological evidence hinting at this violent event is the city’s gymnasium, extensively rebuilt and restored in the first half of the second century, apparently following its destruction during the revolt.