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Publius — (archived)

In your post you tell us, "<Some of our current troubles in the Middle East can be traced back to Rome's purging Judea or all Jews and then repopulating it with discharged Roman vetrans. Modern Jerusalem is based upon a Roman city named "Aelia Capitolina" (ancient Jeusalem was razed to the ground).>

In reality the fall of Jerusalem was 500 years earlier than the Roman conquest and occupation of the area known as Syria-Palestine. Jerusalem fell to the Persians when Nebuchadnezzar conquered and put all the Jews into exile in the year 587 BCE. The Jews were allowed back after nearly 50 years of the Diaspora, or dispersal.

I am not aware of the Roman's purging the Jewish population, although I am aware of reward of property to vetrans of 25 years service in the Legions.

I really don't understand the connection by which you tie this to "our current troubles in the Middle East?

Publius

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