RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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Judea became part of the Roman Empire
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans deposed the ruling Hasmonean dynasty of Judaea (in power from c. 140 BCE) and the Roman Senate declared Herod the Great “King of the Jews” in c. 40 BCE. Judea proper, Samaria and Idumea became the Roman province of Iudaea in 6 CE.
Detailed explanation-2: -Etymology. The name Judea is a Greek and Roman adaptation of the name “Judah", which originally encompassed the territory of the Israelite tribe of that name and later of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.
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