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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Jews living in Judea mostly welcomed Roman rule
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Judaea, now part of modern day Israel, had been a Roman ally since the second century BC and became a Roman province in 6 AD. Decades later, it was descending into chaos. Local people had begun to rebel against Roman rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Judaism under Roman rule When Pompey entered the Temple in 63 bce as an arbiter both in the civil war between John Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus I and in the struggle of the Pharisees against both Jewish rulers, Judaea in effect became a puppet state of the Romans.

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