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The revolt was crushed brutally by the Romans. These events are discussed by Josephus in The Jewish War and in Antiquities of the Jews and mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Josephus does not relate the death of Judas, although he does report that Judas" sons James and Simon were executed by procurator Tiberius Julius Alexander in about 46 AD. He also reports that Menahem ben Judah, one of the early leaders of the Jewish Revolt in 66 AD, was Judas" "son", but most scholars doubt this.
Menahem may have been Judas" grandson, however.
Menahem"s cousin, Eleazar ben Ya"ir, then escaped to the fortress of Masada where he became a leader of the last defenders against the Roman Empire.
