As far as the Jews of Rome were concerned, their right to have congregations was recognized by Caesar in 46 (Ant. XIV, 215), while all associations and religious collegia were prohibited (Suet., Iul. 42, 3). This privilege, conferred on the Jewish community of Rome, served as a precedent for the protection of the Jewish right […]
Rebuilding Walls of Jerusalem, Schmita, Lydda, Jaffa, Turkey, Greece, Marc Antony Ant., XIV 202 – 210 Gaius Caesar, Imperator for the second time, has ruled that they shall pay a tax for the city of Jerusalem, Joppa excluded, every year except in the seventh year, which they call sabbatical year, because in this time they […]
Reestablishment of Jewish Rites; Schmitta; Rights of Hyrcanus Two more noteworthy elements, very indicative of the new political situation in Rome, remain here to discuss: first, Caesar’s personalisation of Romeo-Jewish relations: the roman friendship is conferred to “Hyrcanus, son of Alexander and his descendants” (supra) and not to the “nation of the Jews”, as it […]
Praecipueque Iudaei Ant., XIV, 127 ff.; BJ, I, 187 ff. There were a number of reasons for the sorrow evinced by the Jews of Rome at the assassination of Julius Caesar. He had been the enemy of Pompey, who had put an end to Jewish independence, sacrilegiously entered the Holy of Holies in the Temple […]
Julius Caesar initiated a favourable attitude towards the Jews, and was much admired in rabbinic literature. Caesar’s enmity towards Pompey (e.g. the Great), who had conquered Jerusalem and defiled the Holy of Holies, increased his popularity among the Jews. He arranged for the Roman Senate to exempt synagogues from a general ban on freedom of […]
Synagogues, Schmita, Jewish Mercenaries, Sabbath Jewish Soldiers Decrees of Julius Caesar as Emperor King Hyrcanus II of Judah The Nation of Jews in the Roman Empire Rebuilding Walls of Jerusalem Jewish right to assemble for religious reasons