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Green faction murders Jews and burns synagogue in Antioch
During the reign of Zeno, the Green party at the Antioch races killed many Jews, burned their bodies and burned their synagogue; the emperor regretted that the living had not been burned too.
- By
- Party of the Green (circus faction)
- Where
- Antakya (Antioch), Hatay, Turkey
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Christians burn synagogues in Ravenna
After the Germanic Goths seized Italy, Christians set Ravenna's synagogues on fire in 519; Theodoric, Italy's ruler, made the Christians fund their reconstruction.
- By
- Christians
- Where
- Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Kobad imposes land tax and poll tax on Jews
Under Kobad an extra land tax was introduced, and Jews and Christians aged 20 to 50 were made to pay a poll tax.
- By
- King Kobad
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