Essay About People Of Judea And Years Of The Roman Rule

The Relationship Between the Romans and the Jews of IsraelThe relationship between the Romans and the Jews of Israel was not always confrontational and destructive and disastrous. Contrary to popular belief, the Romans actually gave considerable autonomy to the people of Judea during the beginning of the Roman Empire (NOAB, 2247). Due to the disobedient leaders of Judea, the Romans were forced to quickly tightened their reigns and not allow the Judeans to have the independence the wanted (NOAB, 2248). This change of events was the first of many destructive ones that contributed to why the relationship between the Romans and the Jews of Israel is to become so destructive.

The conquest of Judea began in 63 BCE, which, even though it is just only a minor part of a larger expansion of Roman power, signifies the Jews of Israel loss of independence that they wanted so much. The first 26 years of the Roman rule in Judea are not discussed, but the following 33 years after that, from what I can gather did not seem as bad as what is to come in the future. Under the kingship of Herod the Great from 37-4 BCE, the Jews were given their above-mentioned autonomy. In order to receive and maintain that freedom, the ruler of Judea had to abide by two Roman rules: First, to maintain order in their state, and second, to pay tribute to Rome (NOAB, 2247). Herod the Great was clearly called ‘Great’ for a reason because he allotted his people that liberty. As we will see in the future, Herod’s successors were not able to allow their people these liberties.

Because Herod the Great’s successors were not as proficient as he was, the Romans were able to take direct rule and control over Judea in 6 CE. The start of this Roman rule in Judea also marked the beginning of a very tense and controversial relationship between several of the Roman governors and the leaders of the Jewish community, if not even all of the people in the Jewish community. The Jews had been living soft spoken under Roman rule for nearly 60 years, but in 66-73 CE, the First Jewish Revolt came to pass and led to the Romans destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The revolt and destruction of Jerusalem quieted the Jews for a span of almost 70 years, but then again between 132-135, the Second Jewish Revolt occurred. To the dismay of the Jewish people, the revolt was easily brought down and Jerusalem was made into a fully Hellenized city call Aelia Capitolina

The Romans, and Israel the next century, were a peaceful and diverse people and both were united and tolerant of each other. They were very well read in common culture and were able to use common tools such as a hammer, axe, mace and knife to battle and to win battles within their own borders. The Romans were a strong military people and one of the two largest Roman armies in the world were stationed in Rome (and a major force for the Romans). When the Romans invaded Judea, Romans troops were stationed in some of the greatest urban buildings in Asia Minor; Mount Tabor, which had seen its first major military battle in 7 BCE and was the capital of the Romans. However, in 6 CE, when the Romans captured Jerusalem, a large band of Romans and their allies captured the city of Attic and they stormed the walls and took control of it, eventually opening the gates of it to outsiders. The Romans were a very good military force to this day even in recent years and they are one of the more successful military leaders in Western Europe and Asia.

The Romans were also the world’s greatest Christian city. Not only did the Romans conquer their enemies, but the Romans also made use of the buildings of some of their own cities. The walls of Herod’s palace and Jerusalem were built so that Jewish and Christian pilgrims would arrive at them in the city and even Christian churches, but also there was a large Roman army stationed in the city. In 8 CE the Romans arrived in Jerusalem accompanied by numerous other military and diplomatic forces. The battle between Caesar and Julius Caesar, a political contest in the Roman world, ended in three minutes with the death of Caesar and the rise of Pope Julius Caesar who won the general election that year and with the advent of Islam, this nation was quickly established at the foot of Mount Ararat. The Muslims were also able to conquer several cities including Jerusalem and built new Muslim temples and churches. This eventually allowed the creation of a prosperous Middle Eastern city called Palmyra where the Romans settled.

In the 20 CE, they moved to Lebanon and became major political power over the Palestinian Authority. Before then their empire had collapsed rapidly and they were able to recover their political power in the Arab world and the rest of Western Europe to a degree that the Romans were able to do so when the Christian world rebelled against what was called their nation’s faith. This culminated in the founding of the Church of Christ on Mount Sumer in 1654. However, when the world saw a conflict between the Christian powers and the Roman world and the Romans defeated them to a stalemate, they would soon start to rebuild. The Romans were known to rise up in protests and riots over their continued occupation of Jerusalem due to the civil wars and to the persecution of Christians following the death of Augustus. The Roman armies also occupied the Judean cities which also provided the military power of the Roman republic.

The Romans ruled through the Romans and then through the Romans. After the battle at Ismen and the victory in Philippi, the Romans decided to withdraw into Judea for military reasons. The Romans then marched back into Judea and they were attacked by Julius Caesar and Caesar annexed Judea and a large portion of the population to the Romans. The Roman government was split among the Jews but it did provide some small but significant resources for the Romans in Judea as well, namely the Roman army commanded by Augustus.