Rome states that Judaism must be tolerated, …
Years: 148 - 159
Rome states that Judaism must be tolerated, although will not be recognized as an official religion.
Antoninus, to restore peace between the Jews and Romans, repeals most of Hadrian's harsher policies concerning Jews and their religious practice, relegalizing circumcision for Jews.
The prohibition against Jews in Jerusalem and its districts apparently is relaxed to permit Jews to enter Jerusalem on one day a year, a Day of Mourning.
Controlled entry is permitted once a year on the anniversary of the destruction of the Temple, allowing Jews to mourn at a remaining fragment on the Temple site, the Western Wall, which becomes known as the Wailing Wall.
Locations
People
Groups
- Jews
- Roman Empire (Rome): Nerva-Antonine dynasty
- Syria Palæstina, Roman province of (Judea, Samaria, and Idumea)
