…s. This is the story of the Fiscus Judaicus
— the Jewish tax imposed by Rome after the destruction of Jerusalem. And it answers the question we
came h…
… first glance the tax sounds simple. Jews pay the Jewish tax. Done. But it was not simple at all. Because
the moment Rome decided to tax “the Jews,” R…
…ALUMNIA SUBLATA” — the wrongful accusation of the Jewish tax, removed.
Empires do not mint coins over footnotes.
Some will say, “Surely the tax was a …