ExpulSion of the Jews in Rome...
There are two times in history where the Jews have been exiled from Rome: 19 AD and 49 AD.
In 19 AD, under the reign of the emperor Tiberius, the Jews were expelled from Rome. Ancient sources provide several different reasoning behind this expulsion. According to Josephus it was due to the due to the defrauding of an aristocratic Roman woman Fulvia, who had been attracted to Judaism. Fulvia was deceived into making a large financial contribution to the temple in Jerusalem. However, this contribution was said to never have reached the temple. However, the followers of Isis were expelled along with the Jews in 19 AD, so it is unclear whether this reason it true or not since the followers of Isis had no part in the fraud.
Dio Cassius says the Jewish expulsion in 19 AD was due to the fact that they were producing too many converts. Once again, it is unclear whether or not this is the reason, mainly because Jews didn’t try to convert others nor was the religion that appeasing the citizens of Rome. Of the two theories, Historians prefer to believe Josephus’s account. However, they are unsure how long this expulsion lasted. Records indicate that there were large numbers of Jews in Rome by 41 AD, so the expulsion had to be resolved before then.
In 49 AD, the Jews were expelled again, this time by the emperor Claudius. According to Suetonius, the Jews were expelled due to disturbances they caused in response to the rise of Christianity.
Acts 18:2 confirms the existence of the expulsion, however it does tell us why the Jews were expelled.
''After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. (Acts 18:1 & 2)''
This expulsion ended five years later at the beginning of Emperor Nero's reign in 54 AD, and the Jews were allowed to return to Rome.
In 19 AD, under the reign of the emperor Tiberius, the Jews were expelled from Rome. Ancient sources provide several different reasoning behind this expulsion. According to Josephus it was due to the due to the defrauding of an aristocratic Roman woman Fulvia, who had been attracted to Judaism. Fulvia was deceived into making a large financial contribution to the temple in Jerusalem. However, this contribution was said to never have reached the temple. However, the followers of Isis were expelled along with the Jews in 19 AD, so it is unclear whether this reason it true or not since the followers of Isis had no part in the fraud.
Dio Cassius says the Jewish expulsion in 19 AD was due to the fact that they were producing too many converts. Once again, it is unclear whether or not this is the reason, mainly because Jews didn’t try to convert others nor was the religion that appeasing the citizens of Rome. Of the two theories, Historians prefer to believe Josephus’s account. However, they are unsure how long this expulsion lasted. Records indicate that there were large numbers of Jews in Rome by 41 AD, so the expulsion had to be resolved before then.
In 49 AD, the Jews were expelled again, this time by the emperor Claudius. According to Suetonius, the Jews were expelled due to disturbances they caused in response to the rise of Christianity.
Acts 18:2 confirms the existence of the expulsion, however it does tell us why the Jews were expelled.
''After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. (Acts 18:1 & 2)''
This expulsion ended five years later at the beginning of Emperor Nero's reign in 54 AD, and the Jews were allowed to return to Rome.