535 ⟶ Justinian Orders Synagogue Closure in Borion

Synagogue of Borion is closed and all Jewish practices are p...
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💥 Synagogue of Daphne Destroyed and Inhabitants Massacred

Synagogue of Daphne is destroyed and its inhabitants are massacred by a Christian mob celebrating the result of a chariot race.⟶
Byzantine EmpirePogromReligious ViolenceSynagogueDaphneMob Violence
GreeceGreece

⚖️ Justinian's Laws Restrict Jewish Rights

Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great publishes Corpus Juris Civilis. New laws restrict citizenship to Christians. These regulations determined the status of Jews throughout the Empire for hundreds of years: Jewish civil rights restricted: "they shall enjoy no honors". The principle of Servitus Judaeorum (Servitude of the Jews) is established: the Jews cannot testify against Christians. The emperor becomes an arbiter in internal Jewish matters. The use of the Hebrew language in worship is forbidden. Shema Yisrael ("Hear, O Israel, the Lord is one"), sometimes considered the most important prayer in Judaism, is banned as a denial of the Trinity. Some Jewish communities are converted by force, their synagogues turned into churches.⟶
Justinian's Laws Restrict Jewish Rights (529)
Byzantine EmpireJustinian ICorpus Juris CivilisServitus JudaeorumLegal DiscriminationReligious PersecutionShema Yisrael
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📜 Justinian Censorship of Jewish Liturgy

Emperor Justinian rules that Jews cannot testify against Christians. Jewish liturgy is censored for being "anti-trinitarian."⟶
Byzantine EmpireJustinian ILiturgyCensorshipReligious PersecutionAnti-Trinitarian
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🚪 Justinian Orders Synagogue Closure in Borion

Synagogue of Borion is closed and all Jewish practices are prohibited by order of Justinian.⟶
Byzantine EmpireJustinian ISynagogueClosureReligious PersecutionBorion
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