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A Jewish diaspora had migrated to Rome and to the territories of Roman Europe from the land of Israel, Anatolia, Babylon and Alexandria in response to economic hardship and incessant warfare over the land of Israel between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires from the 4th to the 1st centuries BC. In Rome, Jewish communities thrived economically.
[1] [2] By the time of the Jewish revolt, the city had reached a peak in size and population, [3] making it one of the largest cities in the Roman East. Covering approximately 450 acres (1,800 dunams) [ 4 ] —nearly twice the size of today's Old City —Jerusalem is estimated to have been home to tens of thousands of inhabitants, with ...
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Originally named for the Hebrew word for bird, the city was also known as Eirenopolis and Diocaesarea during different periods of its history. In the first century CE, it was a Jewish city, [6] and following the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–135, Sepphoris was one of the Galilean centers where rabbinical families from neighboring Judea relocated. [7]
The Great Synagogue of Rome, also known as the Tempio Maggiore di Roma, is one of the most prominent symbols of the Jewish community in the city. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 4 ] Completed in 1904, the synagogue stands on the banks of the Tiber River, near the former Ghetto area.
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel.The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus, [3] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian.
The Creation of History in Ancient Israel (Routledge, 1995) Cook, Stephen L., The social roots of biblical Yahwism (Society of Biblical Literature, 2004) Day, John (ed.), In search of pre-exilic Israel: proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar (T&T Clark International, 2004) Frevel, Christian, History of Ancient Israel (SBL Press, 2023)
Only six governors are known to have issued such coins, all minted in Jerusalem. [84] All issues minted were prutot, small bronze coins averaging 2-2.5 grams, similar to the Roman quadrans. [85] The design of the coins reflects an attempt to accommodate Jewish sensibilities, likely in collaboration with the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem. [85]