DID YOU KNOW: That after the first, or "Great Jewish Revolt," in 70 CE, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple. Rome then imposed the Fiscus Judaicus or Jewish Tax, which replaced the traditional half-shekel Temple tax that Jews paid for the maintenance of the Temple in Jerusalem. This was a punitive tax levied on all Jews throughout the Roman Empire, regardless of their involvement in the revolt. It was directed towards the reconstruction of the Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which was a significant humiliation for the Jewish population. This tax was applied to a broader segment of the Jewish population, including women, children, and elderly, unlike the previous Temple tax which was only paid by adult men. This financial burden, only increased discontent and unrest among the Jewish population. 442
By the time of Christ, Rome had put an end to the Pharaohs, destroyed the Jewish temple and made Egypt the personal property of Augustus Caesar. The greatest revolt against Rome is by the Jews, not only of Palestine or Canaan, but throughout the Roman empire. The historical account of these wars, if seen as political, describes a people in a struggle for dominance within a changing world political landscape. Although presented as a messianic movement, this conflict must have had economic backing and what better source could there have been than the disenfranchised rulers of Egypt and its Greek counterparts. We tend to leave out the larger fact, that it’s not only the Jews that have been conquered by Augustus but the entire Hellenistic realm, the Egyptians, Persians and Greeks have now come under Roman rule. 399 4-4-3
SHORT written-in-greek.mp4 RE LEGION versus Roman Legion On March 27, 47 B.C. Augustus Caesar conquers Egypt. Rome will then conquer the rest of the known world, and TAX it! That will upset a lot of Greek speaking people! Since Alexander the Great, for over 300 years, Egypt, Persia and Israel had enjoyed being Greek. In 66 C.E. the Jews led a revolt and occupied Jerusalem. In 70 C. E. the Romans reclaimed Jerusalem, kicked the Jews out, and destroyed the Second Temple. To control the New Greek Territories, Rome will establish a religion to make these new territories obey and love thy neighbor. A Roman Catholic, or Roman Universal faith will include Greek Platonism, Persian Zoroastrian, an afterlife for the Egyptians, and will be based on Jewish Scripture. The pen is truly mightier than the sword, re legion will win every time, and the truth will set you free.
