by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
As Rome conquered Judea, the laissez-faire attitude toward art which depicted idolatry began to disappear. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
by hadassah | Sep 13, 2016 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Jews lived under Rome starting 63 BCE. This was a very important time in Jewish history. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Bust of the emperor Gaius Caligula, ruled 37- 41 CE. (Getty Villa Museum). There are few surviving sources about the reign of Emperor Caligula, although he is described as a noble and moderate ruler during the first six months of his reign. After this, the sources...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Bust of the emperor Tiberius, ruled 14-37 CE. Tiberius was one of Rome’s greatest generals; his conquest of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and temporarily, parts of Germania, laid the foundations for the northern frontier.
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Pontius Pilate, the infamous procurator who crucified Jesus, seemed to have been oblivious to the religious sensibilities of the people he governed and defended his actions with arms. The emperor Gaius expected the Jews to worship him in their Temple, and even...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Tacitus, the first-century Roman historian, described Roman rule in Palestine briefly. His account highlights the disturbances after Herod’s death and the transition to procuratorial which paved the way for the eventual outbreak of the Great Revolt of 66-73 C.E....
