January 17: Messiah claimant "The Egyptian Prophet"

During the year 58 CE a claimant to Messiah simply named "The Egyptian Prophet" led 30,000 Jews into the wilderness, then back to the Mount of Olives in an attempt to enter Jerusalem. As with other figures of the Late Second Temple Period, the Egyptian was attempting to fulfill a prophecy that the Messiah would lead his people into the wilderness before returning in triumph. However, Josephus reports that the group was broken up by the Roman army outside Jerusalem, with hundreds killed.