Roman Rule (63 BC - 390 AD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 63 BC, Pompey conquered Hasmodean Jerusalem and turned Judea into a protectorate, thus ending 100 years of Judean independence. Pompey imposed his authority over Jerusalem in a variety of ways, including heavy taxation, the destruction of city walls, and control of Jewish boundaries. Hasmonean rebels incited skirmishes to regain control, but all were suppressed by the Romans. Into this landscape came Antipater the Idumean and his son, Herod the Great. They became leaders by placating the Roman government and working for it. Although unpopular among Jews, Herod was crowned king by the Roman senate in 40 BC. When Herod's son Archelaus was banished in AD 6, Judea became a Roman prefect, the province of Iudaea, including Samaria, Judea, and Idumea.

Below are a few links to articles giving more insight into this period of Judean history. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Church and the Roman Empire," Richard Lloyd Anderson, September 1975 Ensign

 

Bible Dictionary entry, "Roman Empire"

 

Bible Dictionary entry, "Caesar"

 

Bible Dictionary entry, "Herod"

 

"Jesus and the Temple," D. Kelly Ogden, April 1991 Ensign

 

"Be Ye Also Ready": The Amazing Christian Escape from the A.D. 70 Destruction of Jerusalem," George A. Horton, Jr., June 1989 Ensign

 

"The Dead Sea Scrolls and Latter-day Truth," Andrew C. Skinner, February 2006 Ensign

 

"Timeline of Persecution," BYU Studies

 

"What Happened to Christ's Church?" Shanna Butler, February 2005 Liahona

 

"Gathering Scattered Israel: Then and Now," Paul K. Browning, July 1998 Ensign