Simon bar Kokhba
After his death Joshua's importance was extolled in the words: "Since Rabbi Joshua died, good counsel has ceased in Israel." Not long after Joshua's death the thinkers were superseded by the men of action, and Simon bar Kokhba, enthusiastically greeted by Joshua's most influential pupil, Rabbi Akiva, raised the flag of rebellion against Rome. That this step had not been taken earlier was due to Joshua's influence.