Glimpses into the daily lives of Eastern Romans

In the center of the above picture is the Hippodrome. It contained space for around 100,000 spectators. But in Constantine's time, in Theodosius' time, and in Justinian's time horse-racing was extremely political and extremely religious. Factions were created based upon groups who thought that Christ had two distinct natures. Christianity was everywhere, temples to the Greek and Roman gods were everywhere, and the emperors of Rome often became deities. Separating religion from one's daily life and thought occurred infrequently.

It is important to me to write about how the Eastern Roman emperors treated the Jewish people. Julius Ceasar had set a very good standard, and treated the Jewish people with much respect. Josephus is the main source for these positive decrees; to which a link will be included below. During the latter parts of first century A.D. Rome and the Jewish people fought and fought. These wars caused the destruction of the Second Temple, and widespread blight through the Levant. Judea was renamed Syria Palestina to incite the Jewish people. Taxes were levied upon them; if Jewish people paid this tax, then they did not have to offer sacrifices to Roman gods. Constantine was not exactly favorable to the Jewish people as he kept this tax and did not change official State derogatory language towards the Jewish people. During the Roman-Persian Wars, the Jewish people would often side with the Persians. Roman emperors - save three or four - were very cruel to the Jewish people.