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Murder of Jewish tax-gatherer Amantius at Tours
A man named Injuriosus attacked Amantius, a Jewish tax collector, and his three attendants, stripped and killed them, and threw the bodies into a well.
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- Injuriosus
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Persecution and closing of academies under Hormiz IV
Under Hormiz IV persecutions of the Jews resumed and the academies were closed. Many Pumbedita rabbis fled to Firuz Shabur.
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- King Hormiz IV
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Persecution of Jews under Ormazd IV
The Jews of the Sassanid empire suffered particularly harsh treatment during the reign of Ormazd IV, until some relief came under Bahram Tshubin.
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- Ormazd IV (Sassanid Persia)
- Where
- Iran
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Chilperic imprisons Priscus for refusing conversion
King Chilperic tried to convert the Jews; Priscus, who refused, was thrown into prison.
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- Chilperic
- Where
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Chilperic's attempt to force Jews to convert
The Frankish king Chilperic tried to compel his Jewish subjects to accept Christianity. The effort largely failed, as the Jews remained faithful to their religion.
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- Chilperic, Frankish king
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Merovingian-backed pressure to convert the Jews of Arles
Bishops, encouraged by King Chilperic, pursued the conversion of Jews, and Bishop Virgilius of Arles was so zealous that the pope rebuked him.
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- King Chilperic and Bishop Virgilius
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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
- Where
- North Africa (several countries)
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Persecution of Jews in Visigothic Hispania
- By
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Where
- 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
- Where
- Euphrates region (several countries)
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