Jews as Roman Soldiers

Extracted text by James Tabor sent to the Patreon on 12/25/2024. Contrary to what many assume, given the Jewish revolts against Rome in the first and second centuries AD, Jews regularly served in the Roman army. Some were conscripted, others enlisted, to obtain Roman citizenship and advance their economic and social prospects. The most famous […]

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Transition from Seleucids to the Hasmoneans and Rome’s Conquest plus the DSS

From ChatGPT 11/23/2024. Jump to the second chat below “The Transition from Ptolemaic and Seleucid Rule in Judea to the Hasmonean Dynasty, the Qumran Community, and Rome’s Conquest including the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Jump to a concise chronological list of events. The Transition from Seleucid Rule in Judea to the Hasmonean Dynasty and Rome’s Conquest […]

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