608 ⟶ Massacres of Jews in the Byzantine Empire

Massacres of Jews all across the Byzantine Empire.
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⚔️ Massacre of Jews and Samaritans in Caesarea

Jews and Samaritans in the Caesaria are massacred after a failed revolt.⟶
Massacre of Jews and Samaritans in Caesarea (547)
Byzantine EmpireRevoltsViolencePersecutionJewish CommunitiesCaesareaReligious ConflictRoman EmpirePalestinian History
IsraelIsrael

🔥 Massacres of Jews in the Byzantine Empire

Massacres of Jews all across the Byzantine Empire.⟶
Byzantine EmpirePogromsMassacresViolenceReligious ConflictPersecutionAnti-Jewish ViolenceEarly Middle Ages
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkeyIsraelIsraelEgyptEgypt

✝️ Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert

Byzantine emperor Leo III forcibly converts all Jews and Montanists in the empire into mainstream Byzantine Christianity.⟶
Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert (722)
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismLeo IIIEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkeyBulgariaBulgariaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

💧 Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews

Basil I decrees that all Byzantine Jews are to be baptized, by force if necessary.⟶
Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews (874)
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismBasil IEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkeyBulgariaBulgariaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

🏃 Byzantine Jews Flee to Khazaria

Byzantine Jews from all over the Empire flee from persecution into Khazaria. The King of Khazaria at the time, who was Jewish, subsequently cut ties with the Byzantine Empire.⟶
Byzantine Jews Flee to Khazaria (943)
Byzantine EmpireKhazariaMigrationPersecutionReligious FreedomJewish KingdomPolitical ConflictAntisemitism
TurkeyTurkeyAzerbaijanAzerbaijanRussiaRussia

☠️ Black Death Persecutions: Jews Blamed for the Plague

European Jews are blamed for the plague in the Black Death persecutions. Charge laid to the Jews that they poisoned the wells. Massacres spread throughout Spain, France, Germany and Austria. More than 200 Jewish communities destroyed by violence. Many communities have been expelled and settle down in Poland.⟶
ScapegoatingBlack DeathPogromsAnti-Jewish ViolenceMedieval PeriodPersecutionBlood Libel
SpainSpainFranceFranceGermanyGermanyAustriaAustria