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Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great publishes Corpus Juris Civilis
Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great publishes Corpus Juris Civilis. New laws restrict citizenship to Christians.
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- Emperor Justinian the Great
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Forced conversion of the Jews of Boreion under Justinian
The Jewish "temple" at Boreion was turned into a church, and the Jews of the community were forced to adopt Christianity during Justinian's reign.
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- Emperor Justinian
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Justinian I's code restricts Jewish religious practice
The legislation of Justinian I continued the Byzantine restrictions on Jews. It barred Passover before Christian Easter and imposed Greek and Latin Scripture translations in synagogue readings.
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- Justinian I
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- Byzantine Empire (several countries)
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Forced baptism of the Jewish community of Barion
Justinian forced the old Jewish community of Barion in North Africa to accept baptism, perhaps as punishment for resisting Belisarius.
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- Emperor Justinian
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Byzantine suppression of Jewish life in North Africa
After reoccupying the former Roman provinces of North Africa, the Byzantines systematically suppressed organized Jewish life.
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- Byzantine Empire
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- North Africa (several countries)
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Persecution of Jews in Visigothic Hispania
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- Visigothic Kingdom
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- Visigothic Kingdom, Spain
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Persecution of Jews on both sides of the Euphrates
During the sixth century the Jews living on both sides of the Euphrates suffered persecution.
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- Unknown
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- Euphrates region (several countries)
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