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Justinian issues an edict in 535 that …
Years: 535 - 535
Justinian issues an edict in 535 that excludes North African Jews from public office, prohibits Jewish practice, and results in the transformation of synagogues into churches.
Many flee inland to the Berber communities in the mountains and in the desert.
The Berbers not only welcome the Jews, but eight of the tribes, impressed with Jewish erudition and technological acumen, abandon their shamanistic pagan concepts for Judaism.
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- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh)
- Jews
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
- Africa, praetorian prefecture of
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- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
- Christology
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Years: 535 - 535
Locations
People
Groups
- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh)
- Jews
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
- Africa, praetorian prefecture of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
- Christology
Regions
Subregions