Timeline Chart: Jewish Relationship with Rome
Below is a timeline chart showing key events that define the Jewish relationship with Rome , including both positive and negative periods , and a brief explanation of what happened during each phase. The Jewish-Roman relationship evolved over several centuries, from initial cooperation to hostility, and eventually the destruction of the Second Temple and the Jewish exile.
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Below is a timeline chart showing key events that define the Jewish relationship with Rome , including both positive and negative periods , and a brief explanation of what happened during each phase. The Jewish-Roman relationship evolved over several centuries, from initial cooperation to hostility, and eventually the destruction of the Second Temple and the Jewish exile. Year (BCE/CE) Event Relationship Status Brief Explanation 63 BCE Pompey conquers Judea Bad Pompey , the Roman general, conquers Jerusalem after the decline of the Hasmonean Kingdom and interference in a civil war between two Hasmonean brothers. Judea is made a client state of Rome. Pompey desecrates the Holy of Holies in the Temple, marking the beginning of a tense relationship. 37-4 BCE Herod the Great appointed King of Judea Good Herod the Great is installed as a client king of Judea by Rome .