Other issues could have contributed to the outbreak: a heavy-handed, culturally insensitive Roman administration; tensions between the landless poor and incoming Roman colonists privileged with land-grants
A heavy-handed security presence over an indigent people, while divvying up their land to be occupied… where have I heard this before??
The full history of it is darker and more complex.
Roman cultural insensitivity was legendary though. “Why do we need to understand the barbarians? It’s not like they have anything useful to say” Roman governor after Roman governor says, after moving statues of the gods into Jewish holy places, and then being utterly confused as to why the Jews are ungrateful for the gift honoring the gods.
Oh man
A heavy-handed security presence over an indigent people, while divvying up their land to be occupied… where have I heard this before??
The full history of it is darker and more complex.
Roman cultural insensitivity was legendary though. “Why do we need to understand the barbarians? It’s not like they have anything useful to say” Roman governor after Roman governor says, after moving statues of the gods into Jewish holy places, and then being utterly confused as to why the Jews are ungrateful for the gift honoring the gods.