08-19-2006, 02:46 PM
I'd appreciate fellow RAT members sharing historic/cultural facts, images, interpretations, references, webpages, etc. about Judaism within & related to the Roman Empire.
The Jewish Diaspora ([url:18963hhy]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora[/url]) started long before the Romans occupied Judea. Roman period Jewish art, artifacts & architecture can be found throughout & beyond the former Empire's boundaries. Ritual baths in former Castra Regina, Raetia (Regensburg, Germany). Catacombs outside Rome.
That is about the extent of my "knowledge" (what I "know" may not be so!) on the subject. I hope others have & will share more.
The Jewish Diaspora ([url:18963hhy]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora[/url]) started long before the Romans occupied Judea. Roman period Jewish art, artifacts & architecture can be found throughout & beyond the former Empire's boundaries. Ritual baths in former Castra Regina, Raetia (Regensburg, Germany). Catacombs outside Rome.
That is about the extent of my "knowledge" (what I "know" may not be so!) on the subject. I hope others have & will share more.
AMDG
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