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Levine, Rabbi Menachem, 2023, The Jewish History of Rome Aish; Mclaren, James S. 2013. "The Jews in Rome during the Flavian Period." Antichthon 47:156–172. Pucci Ben Zeev, Miriam. 1998. Jewish Rights in the Roman World: The Greek and Roman Documents Quoted by Josephus Flavius. Tübingen, Germany: Mohr. Rutgers, Leonard Victor. 2000.
Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those who were brought under its rule. The Romans thought of themselves as highly religious, and attributed their success as a world power to their collective piety ( pietas ) in maintaining good ...
The book is a scholarly investigation of how Jewish communities in Roman-ruled territories engaged with the institution of the public bathhouse. Written by Yaron Z. Eliav and published by Princeton University Press in 2023, the book analyzes a wide range of evidence—literary, archaeological, and historical—to explore how Jews participated in, adapted to, and occasionally resisted this ...
Jewish cuisine in Rome is a unique blend of traditional Jewish dietary laws and local Italian ingredients. [2] [5] The community's culinary contributions are celebrated and enjoyed by both Jews and non-Jews alike. Dishes such as Carciofi alla giudia (Jewish-style artichokes) and cassola (a type of cheesecake) are iconic examples of Roman-Jewish ...
As Jews emigrated and settled in the Roman provinces of the Empire, Judaism became an appealing religion to a number of Pagans, for many reasons; [6] [7] [15] God-fearers and proselytes that underwent full conversion were Greeks or Romans, and came from all social classes: they were mostly women [14] and freedmen [14] (liberti), but there were ...
Routes of Jewish ancient expulsion and deportation. Hellenistic Judaism, originating from Alexandria, was present throughout the Roman Empire even before the Jewish–Roman wars. Large numbers of Jews lived in Greece (including the Greek isles in the Aegean and Crete) as early as the beginning of the 3rd century BCE.
The Roman Republic was the period during Ancient Rome beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire , later also known as the Western Roman Empire , lasted from 27 BCE (when Augustus became the first Roman emperor ) until 476 AD ...
The Jewish–Roman wars, a series of unsuccessful revolts against Roman rule during the first and second centuries CE, had significant and disastrous consequences for the Jewish population of Judaea. [151] [152] The First Jewish-Roman War (66–73 CE) culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple.