…om its own Hebrew roots. This is the story of the Fiscus Judaicus
— the Jewish tax imposed by Rome after the destruction of Jerusalem. And it answers the q…
…hain of pressure — each link forged the next.
The Fiscus Judaicus was the ignition point — the spark. And once it was struck, the fire was fed: by
Roman pe…
… to fund the worship of a pagan idol. That is the Fiscus Judaicus. Rome
was saying, in effect:
“You lost. Your Temple is rubble. Your city is crushed. But …