Why were so many Jews unhappy with roman rule and what did some do about it?

Answer 1

The Jews resented Roman rule because it inhibited the liberties and freedom they would otherwise have had. Justice was cruel in those days and the Romans would take harsh measures to bring any area into conformity. Actual Roman law was relativelycivilized, as I understand it. But enforcing violations of the law was often very cruel and harsh and somewhat arbitrary.

You and I would resent it very much if our society remained intact while a foreign-based layer of government was added on top. This was the situation with the Jews under Roman rule.

Answer 2

Hyrcanus and Aristobulus, the two sons of the Jewish King Yannai (Johanan Hyrcanus, 1st century BCE), got the Romans involved in Judea when they asked them to settle a dispute. At first the Romans were cordial; and they actually became party to a military treaty with Judea (Talmud, Avodah Zara 8b). The Romans didn't interfere much in Jewish internal matters, because the main thing that they wanted was taxes and a quiet populace.
A couple of decades later, however, they unilaterally abrogated the treaty, and placed Roman governors over the land who afflicted the Jews with crushing taxation (Talmud, Yoma 9a).

In the first two centuries CE, things got worse, with the Romans destroying Jerusalem and the Second Temple after the Jewish Zealots attempted to revolt. The Romans sold hundreds of thousands of Jews into slavery (Josephus). From time to time they forbade the observance of the Torah-commands, and they killed several of the leading Sages, despite the fact that the Torah-leaders had advised against revolt (Talmud, Gittin 56a).

Later, Simeon Bar Kochba led a second revolt, in an ill-advised attempt to recreate the independent Judea. The Romans responded by destroying Betar.

See also:

Jewish history timeline

The Jews and the Romans

Answer 3

The Jews resisted Roman rule, because Jewish practices were systematically banned and restricted.

Answer 4

they angry that they took over their rule

Answer 5

Roman rule brought highways, aqueducts, and relative safety to travelers over the entire Mediterranean region, and at some times, Jews benefited significantly from this. At other times, Rome was an overbearing Imperial presence, meddling in the internal affairs of the Temple Cult in Jerusalem, imposing unpopular taxes, and in the process, stirring resentment. Rome crucified hundreds, perhaps thousands of Jews for perceived acts of rebellion, and twice, things got so bad that there were mass uprisings against the Imperial forces, one in the year 68, one in the year 132. These "Jewish wars" as the Romans described them, were disasters for the Jews, leading to the total destruction of Jerusalem, huge death tolls, and persecution of Jews across the Roman Empire.

Answer 6

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