HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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to avoid violating the Jewish belief in one god.
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to gain the support of Jewish Zealots in Judea.
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to satisfy Jews within the Roman government.
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to discourage the spread of Christianity in Judea.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans had no tolerance for sedition or rebellion against their government. But the Jews had a religious reason for resisting Roman control. The Romans expected the Jews to worship the emperor as a god. But the Jews’ religion commanded them to worship only one god: Yahweh.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rome did this in part because the Jews had helped Roman general Julius Caesar win an important battle several years earlier. Soon Rome recognized Judaism as a legal religion, allowing Jews to worship freely.
Detailed explanation-3: -Religious tolerance Under the Emperor Augustus, Jews in Rome were allowed to live together and were treated fairly. Philo wrote that they could practice their religion and received the same help as any other Roman.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Roman leaders ban some religions? Roman leaders banned some religions because a ruler of Rome considered a religion a political problem. They also feared that any religion would rebel against the empire.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Romans were deeply religious and believed that any failure to worship their gods affected the wellbeing of society. The Latin word religio can best be translated as “obligation to the gods”; Roman religion and Roman politics could not be separated.