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Julian orders rebuilding of the Temple
Emperor Julian, favoring Judaism, ordered the Temple's reconstruction, but work halted after an earthquake and fire and was ended after his death.
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- Emperor Julian
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- Jerusalem
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Romans burn Jewish towns of Birta, Firuz Shabur and Maḥuza
During Julian's Persian campaign, Roman forces burned Birta after its Jewish inhabitants left, and also burned Firuz Shabur and Maḥuza, which had large Jewish populations.
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- Roman army under Julian
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The last pagan Roman Emperor, Julian, allows the Jews to return to "holy Jerusalem which you have for many years longed to see rebuilt" and to rebuild the Second Temple. Shortly after, the Emperor is assassinated, and the plan is dissolved.
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- Unknown
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Persian invasion of Armenia devastates Jewish communities
During the Persian invasion of Armenia most cities were destroyed and many Jews were taken into captivity.
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- Persians
- Where
- Armenia
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Persians deport Jewish families from Armenian cities
During the Persian invasion under Sapor II, tens of thousands of Jewish families were removed from Artashat, Ernandashat, Zeragavan, Zarishat, Van and Nakhichevan, according to Faustus.
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- Persians under Sapor II
- Where
- Armenia
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Shapur II deports Armenian Jews to Iran
The Persian king Shapur II deported large numbers of people, mostly Jews, from the cities of Greater Armenia to Iran. The sources give inflated figures of tens of thousands of Jewish families taken from five cities.
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- Shapur II of Persia
- Where
- Greater Armenia, Armenia
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