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The emperor Augustus annexed Judea to the Roman Empire in 6 AD (two years after the death of king Herod the Great) not because he wanted to tighten control over Judea, but because the Judeans had asked him to do so. Prior to this, Judea was client kingdom of Rome (a kingdom which was independent, but subordinated to Rome). Herod's Kingdom of Judea was wider than Judea. Augustus was in good term with Herod and let him rule as he saw fit, even though his rule was tyrannical and he was held in contempt by this people.
Herod had made six wills in this life. In the fifth will, Herod had named his youngest son Herod Antipas as his heir. Just before he died, and during a fatal illness, Herod changed his will again and made Antipas' elder brother, Herod Archelaus, king of Judea, Idumea and Samaria and gave Antipas Galilee and Perea with the lesser title of tetrarch (ruler of a quarter). Their half-brother Herod Philip II was given the Golan Heights and areas to the east of the River Jordan. Since Judea was a Roman client kingdom Herod's will had to be ratified by the emperor Augustus. Antipas claimed that the sixth will was not valid due to Herod's ill health and argued that he should have the whole kingdom. His brothers wanted the final will to be honoured. The brothers went to Rome to present the dispute to Augustus, who upheld the final will, but, as a compromise, made Archelaus an ethnarch (leader of an ethnic group, a lesser title) instead of a king.
Archelaus violently suppressed a protest, killing 3,000 people. A delegation of Jews went to Rome to ask Augustus to depose Archelaus. Since many people were fed up with the tyrannical Herodian dynasty, there were requests for Rome to take over. Augustus annexed Judea to the Roman Empire and turned into a province under the oversight of the governor of Syria.
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What conclusions can be reached based on a study of the Han and Roman empires?
The larger an Empire becomes in area, the harder it is to control over time.
What happened at the roman invasion and the Diaspora?
There was not a Roman invasion. The Romans had already annexed Judea. What happened was the great Jewish Revolt which has also been called the First Jewish- Roman War (66-73). There was tension between the Jews and the Greeks in Judea. The Greeks provoked the Jews by sacrificing birds in front of a synagogue and the Roman soldiers did not intervene. The old tensions between Jews and Greeks escalated. One of the priests of the Temple in Jerusalem stopped praying and performing sacrifices for the Roman emperor in protest. There were also protests over Roman taxation. There were random attacks on Roman citizens and Jews who collaborated with the Romans in Jerusalem. Things were made much worse by the Roman governor, Gessius Florus, who ordered his troops to breach the temple and seize seventeen talents of gold from its treasury, claiming that it was money due to the emperor. Unrest broke out in Jerusalem. Florus reacted by sending soldiers to raid the city and arrest some city leaders who were later whipped and crucifies. This was bad enough, but it was made even worse by the fact that some of these men had been made Roman citizens and Roman law did not allow the crucifixion of Roman citizens. Two Jewish nationalistic factions, the Zealots and the Sicarii, armed themselves and overrun the Roman military garrison in Jerusalem. Their militias then attacked Roman citizens of Judea and pro-Roman officials and removed Roman symbols around the country. The Romans sent armies to Judea. This was the beginning of the first Roman-Jewish War. The Romans eventually besieged Jerusalem stormed it, looted it, killed many people, took 97,000 captives as slaves and destroyed the Second Temple. They finally seized Masada which was a seemingly impregnable fortress on a table-mountain where the Sicarii organised raids on the Romans from and which was the last bastion of Jewish resistance.
When and which Roman emperor made Britain part of the Roman empire?
All Roman emperors had control over Britain after its conquest and annexation to the Roman Empire (46 AD for the south of England, 76 AD for Wales and and 79 AD for the north of England). All Roman emperors had control over the whole of the Roman Empire, except when there were usurper emperors. There were three usurpers in Britain: Carausius (286-93), Magnum Maximus (usurper in Britain and Gaul, 383-84) and Constantine III (usurper in Britain and Gaul, 407-09). There was also a 14 year period when there was a breakaway empire, the Gallic Empire (260-74) which comprised Britain and Gaul and had eight emperors.
Was the roman empire centralized or decentralized when it was strong?
The Roman Empire developed a strong centralised state when Augustus, the first emperor, established his own personal ruler and started the period of absolute rule by emperors. The emperors had control over the state and politics, which ensured centralised power.
What continent did the Roman Empire take control of?
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What did the navigation acts tighten Britain's control over?
trade
What year did the roman power spread to Judea?
Judea was turned into a client kingdom by the Romans in 63 BC. It was annexed as a province of the Roman Empire in 6 AD. It remained a Roman province until 638 when it was taken over by the Arabs.
How did the maccabee victory affect the government of judah?
The Maccabee victory affected the government of Judah because in 63 B.C, after the Maccabees had won ,Rome conquered Judah and called it Judea. Roman rulers kept strict control over Judea. The Jews were allowed to have Jewish Kings and religious leaders, but these kings and leaders were appointed by Rome.
Who was king of Judea when Christ was crucified?
When Herod the Great died his kingdom was split in thirds. His son Archaelaus was over Judea, but he had problems with the Roman government and was disposed and his territory (Judea, Samaria, and idumaea) was turned over to a Roman procurator. By the time Jesus started His ministry the procurator in Judea was Pontius Pilate. There were other Herod's from the line of Herod the Great ruling in other Providences but not in Judea.
What was the basic cause of the American Revolution?
britains disicion to tighten its control over the thirteen colonies.
What did English use to try to tighten its control over colonial trade?
They used the navigation acts
Why was western Europe more united in 400 then it was in the 800?
The Roman Empire had extended its control over Western Europe
What is the primary reason that England passed the Navigation Acts?
To tighten its control over colonial trade
How did the British government tighten control over the colonies.?
The British began taxing the citizens and controlled their trade.
Who gained control in Mexcio in 1829 and began to exercise tighter control over Texas?
General Santa Anna Señor came to power in Mexico in 1834 and made the promise to tighten control over Texas.
Who was the Roman procurator that had authority over Judea as the first Jewish revolt was taking shape?
Judea was governed by Roman procurators from 44 to 70. The eight procurators of Judea were: Cuspius Fadus (44-46), Tiberius Julius Alexander (46-48), Ventidius Cumanus (48-52,) Marcus Antonius Felix (52-60), Porcius Festus (60-62), Lucceius Albinus( 62-64), Gessius Florus (64-66) and Marcus Antonius Julianus (66-70).
After the Syrians conquered Judah - Judah was later conquered by who?
The Romans conquered Judah and renamed it Judea. They kept strict control over Judea. The Jews were allowed to have Jewish kings and religious leaders, but these kings and leaders were appointed by Rome.
