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No one forced the Jews to spread all over the Roman Empire. The Jewish diaspora had already started well the beginning of a Roman presence in Judea (63 BC). It was said that there were Jews who were present at the foundation of Alexandria of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. The Jewish historian Josephus said that the Greek general Ptolemy, who established the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt in 305 BC, took 120,000 Jews from Judea and Samaria to Egypt. He also said that Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the second Ptolemaic ruler, freed them form bondage. There were many Jews who migrated to Egypt, mainly Alexandria, because of the tolerant policies of the Ptolemies. The Jews were given two of the five districts of Alexandria, to enable them to keep their laws and culture. The Jews here enjoyed greater independence than elsewhere and they were allowed to have an independent political community.
When the Romans conquered the eastern Mediterranean there were already many Jews in this area, especially Egypt eastern Libya and Cyprus. There were also many Jews in many areas of the Persian Empire. In fact, the second Jewish rebellion against the Romans, the Kito War (115-117) has also been called the rebellion of the exiles. This was a series of revolts by diaspora Jews in eastern Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, and Mesopotamia (Iraq), in which there were widespread killings (200,000 Romans and Greeks in eastern Libya and 240,000 Greeks in Cyprus according to Cassius Dio). The rebellions were crushed by Roman legions, led mainly by Lusius Quietus.
During the first Jewish rebellion (the Great Revolt of First-Roman Jewish Revolt 66-73) the Romans took 97,000 Jews to Rome to be sold as slaves when they captured Jerusalem. After the third rebellion (the Bar Kokhba's revolt of 132-135) the emperor Hadrian banned the Jews from entering Jerusalem.
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What is the connection between ancient Rome and the spread of Christianity?
Christianity developed from a religion among a small group of Jews (who lived in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire) into a mass religion in the Roman days. It spread around the Roman Empire. It became state religion. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Later Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
The zealots were Jews who believed what?
They were Jews who rebel agaisnt the roman empire, in the first century of judaism
The Romans forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem in 70 AD because?
The Jews rebelled against Roman rule in Palestine.
Which empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel and which empire took the Jews into captivity?
There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
Did the roman empire force christians into exile in a dispersal called the Diaspora?
no. They forced Jews into diaspora. I'm doing a study guide for the mid-term right now, and there's this same exact question. coincidence much?
Which teaching helped spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire? Slaves and the poor could hope for a better life after death. The Gospels written in Greek by his followers. Why did the Jews distrust King Herod?
How did Jewish beliefs spread?
Long story short: Jewish beliefs did not spread; Jews spread. The reason that Jews were present in many diverse countries as opposed religions of similar size (such as Jainism and Sikhism) which are regional is that Jews were expelled from their homeland during the time of the Roman Empire and forced to settle elsewhere in that domain. Since the Roman Empire became many different countries, Jews ended up in various regions. Complicating the issue was that Jews were periodically expelled from countries at various points in the last 2000 years which resulted in the "Wandering Jew" stereotype since the Jew did not stay in any one region for a very long period of time. Jews did not and continue to not evangelize. (There are some Jewish communities who assist converts, but they do not seek them.)
Where was Judaism spread?
The way the question is written implies agency. Most of Judaism's spread was based on necessary migrations of Jews from other countries. Judaism spread by way of people moving, not populations converting. Jews spread throughout the Roman Empire, expanded out through much of Europe and also spread to the New World and Australia, before the mass return of Jews to Israel.
What is the connection between ancient Rome and the spread of Christianity?
Christianity developed from a religion among a small group of Jews (who lived in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire) into a mass religion in the Roman days. It spread around the Roman Empire. It became state religion. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Later Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
What is the spread of Judaism called?
The spread of Judaism may be called spacial distribution or diaspora. The spacial distribution of Jews differs from that of any other ethnic religion. This is because Judaism is practiced in many countries, not just its place of origin. But the spread of Judaism might be caused by diaspora, the action of when the Romans forced Jews to disperse throughout the world. The Romans had forced the diaspora after demolishing an attempt by the Jews to rebel against Roman rule.
Who was affected by the crusades?
The Jews and the holy roman empire
What geographical factors both helped and limited the spread of Christianity?
The Roman Empire was the geographical factor which first helped the spread of Christianity. It started in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire. It was spread through this empire, especially its eastern part by Christian preachers. Originally the Christians were Jews who preached other Jews and followed Jewish law. Paul created a theology which opened Christianity to the gentiles (non-Jews) of the Roman Empire. He said that faith in Jesus and following his teaching was what was required for salvation. Therefore, you did not have to be a Jew or follow Jewish law to be a Christian. Christianity was endorsed by all but one of the emperors after Constantine the Great. This helped his spread. The co-emperors Gratian and Theodosius made mainstream Christianity (the Latin/Western Church and the Greek/eastern Church, which later came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively) the sole legitimate religion of the empire.
Why did the Jews leave the Holy Land?
Jews were forced out by armed invaders. The Babylonians invaded, sacked Jerusalem, and forced Jews into exile. Some stayed in Babylon while others returned from exile. The Roman empire sacked Jerusalem and forced Jews into exile and slavery, and did not allow Jews to return to Jerusalem until the Islamic conquest, when some returned. The Crusaders slaughtered essentially all of the Jews of Jerusalem, driving many Jewish refugees from the Crusader kingdoms. After the Crusaders were defeated, some Jews returned.
The zealots were Jews who believed what?
They were Jews who rebel agaisnt the roman empire, in the first century of judaism
How did persecution contribute to the spread of Judaism?
Persecution forced the Jews to migrate to new regions.
The Romans forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem in 70 AD because?
The Jews rebelled against Roman rule in Palestine.
Which empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel and which empire took the Jews into captivity?
There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
