Why did the Romans invade Palestine in 63BC?

Answer 1

The conquest of Serbia came with the conquest of Illyricum, which included the former Yugoslavia and Albania.This was due in great part due to the strategic importance of Dalmatia, which covered the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. There had been problems with pirates form Illyricum. The conquest gave control to the whole of this sea and the ports along the eastern coast. Dalmatia also had gold mines.

Most of Serbia came under the province of Pannonia, which included northern Croatia western Hungary and eastern Austria. This region was important for control over the river Danube and its trade.

Answer 2

At first they had a military pact with Judea. However, after a few decades, Hyrcanus and Aristoblus (both of whom claimed the Judean throne) took the misguided step of asking the Romans to arbitrate between them. The Romans to favor neither of the two, and instead imposed their own governors and garrisons in Judea.

Answer 3

The short answer would be because it was on the way to Egypt.

Egypt was the garden of Africa (and Rome) and provided grain for the Roman masses. Judea was between Syria (an important province) and Egypt (give or take a small bit of Arabia).

Egypt was very important to Rome both strategically and as a food source. Much of the Semite provinces caused problems as the people were quick to riot - it was just too important a trade route and too important an area for there to be any "unruley" interference.

Answer 4

The Romans never took over Israel. Israel did not exist at the time. There was an area in the Roman province of Syria called Judea which the Romans made into an independent province for a while. For the most part, Rome was content to let Judea be a buffer state in the area, ruled by client kings.

Answer:

The Romans took control of Judea in 63 BCE and ruled it with a heavy hand, with crushing taxation and the occasional wholesale slaughter. Judea's independence was for not more than a couple of decades. Many of the Judean kings at the time were appointed by Rome; and there were Roman governors, Roman police, and Roman garrisons. The above answer seems to make things sound less harsh than they were.

To address the Question, no answer really need be sought. Rome was an expansionist entity that took over whatever regions it could, reaching as far as Britain. Rome took over Judea in order to reap its resources and taxes.

Answer 5

For the same reason that they invaded most of Europe and North Africa, to expand their empire and have access to the resources of the countries that they conquered.

Answer 6

I asked the same thing lol