119 ⟶ Hadrian Bans Circumcision
Roman Emperor Hadrian bans circumcision, making Judaism de f...
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🔪 Execution of Titus Flavius Clemens
Titus Flavius Clemens, nephew of the Roman Emperor Vespasian and supposed convert to Judaism is put to death on charges of atheism.⟶
Roman EmpireReligious PersecutionMartyrdomJewish ConvertRome
Italy✂️ Hadrian Bans Circumcision
Roman Emperor Hadrian bans Circumcision, making Judaism de facto illegal.⟶
Roman EmpireHadrianReligious PersecutionCircumcisionLegal RestrictionsJudaism
Israel🚫 Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned
Hadrian renames Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina and builds a Roman monument over the site of the Temple Mount. Jews are banned from visiting. Judea is renamed to Syria Palestina, referring to the Greek words for both the Levant as well as the region at the time.⟶
Roman EmpireHadrianJerusalemAelia CapitolinaJewish DiasporaReligious PersecutionSyria Palaestina
Israel💰 Honorius Declares Judaism 'Superstitio Indigna' and Confiscates Synagogue Funds
The Western Roman Emperor Honorius calls Judaism superstitio indigna (unworthy superstition) and confiscates gold and silver collected by the synagogues for Jerusalem.⟶
Roman EmpireLegislationReligious DiscriminationConfiscationJudaismHonorius
Italy🚫 King Sisebur Bans Judaism in Hispania
After many of his anti-Jewish edicts were ignored, King Sisebur prohibits Judaism in Hispania and Septimania. Those not baptized fled. This was the first incidence where a prohibition of Judaism affected an entire country.⟶
Visigothic KingdomForced ConversionReligious LawExpulsionHispaniaKing SiseburReligious PersecutionLegal DiscriminationJudaism
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