The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

| - generally lnsumCicnt, however, ana INC bhch
ings Of tho HISTORIANS are by no means Of an
exclusively Jewish type
! Interesting, likewise, are tho settlements Of
the Jews in Syria The proximity Of that coun.
! try to Palestine. and the privileges conferred
the jews residing there caused such an influx
/ Of settlers that some Of the rural districts and
most Of the larger cities were extensively inhab-
= tied by jews A very close connection was main
I tnned between Antioch, the Seucid capital
| and Jerusalem. Tho Jews Of Antioch trans
mittcd regularly their contributions 70 the Tenn
ple's treasury; they have synagogues, and wero
subject To their independent rulers or archons:
tho study Of theology was not neglected, and
tho Jewish law was administered very much
hs In Palestine. From a very early period jews
had settled in Damascus Their number was
very great when, in the seventh decade OF the
first century Of our era, the Jews Of Palestine
rose TO shake of tho Roman yoke When tho
news arrived Of tho frst Of the insurgents,
the Dnmasccnes whether In revenge or by way
Of protecting themselves. fell upon their Jewish
fellow citizens and, in one hour killed no less
than 10 900 Of them. In Asia Minor the Jews
were 80 numerous that the annual expectation
Of large sums contributions 10 the treasury
Of the Temple at Jerusalem. was denounced 70
the Roman Governor as involving a grave public
loss We find them settled in Phrygia, Lydia.
Mysia Cappadocia and in Cilica Of which Tar.
aus was the capital Philo gives a glowing &C
count Of their prosperity. From the timo when
Antiochus the Great had uansplnntod 1000
Jewish families into Phrygia and Lydia. In order
10 serve counterposo IN the rebellious natives,
they seem 10 have rapidly multiplied and 10 have
spread into Pamphylin and Gnlata. as well as
tho provinces above named Tho writings OF
Philo provo that they penetrated the islands Of
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became diffused over tho whole OF tho Pelopon-
nosus The fnct is recalled that the Jewish In
habitants OF the Isle Of Delos appealed Tor pro-
lection N julius Caesar. who Sorc a grateful re.
mombrancc o. the aid afforded him by tho Jews
In Egypt
Turning southwark, wo encounter important
Jewish settlements In Arabia. In the time Of
Solomon, Jewish merchants traded with the
Kingdom Of Saba. which occupied the south.
western corner Of tho Arabian peninsula. Tho
Talmud mentions the Jewish colonies In Arabia,
and records some ordinances referring 10 them.
When the oasis Of Ya,hrib Medina. first appears
in history, 1t was mainly occupied by jews, and
jewish settlements were also numerous and an
ctent In the district Of Cheibar. four Ave days
journey from Medina. For a short period IN
tho sixth century Of our era. JUDAISM was not
merely tolerated but dominant. in south Arabia
I'''h n" cary P'f'"u "'o ''ia"""' "c'"''II WV
jews and Egyptians had been intimate From
Inc hme oil AleSahucr inc treat inc Jews had
enjoyed in that county considerable privileges
and long possessed upon the whole, a greater
amount Of security and liberty than did their
brethren In other countries They were under
chief, OF ethnarch, OF their own. whose place,
after the time Of augustus, was taken by a San
h'utlh' Inc jewish Wmpic AZ hehopohs' nuiit
oS 'he 'ug'''e i''sh f''eS' 'n'as anu ueSHoSeu
ny N'spasiah was ,o nave t"aheu, moi only
III Importance, pu' Ill peau! 'ha' NJ Jerusalem
inc jews hnu many o'het sshasosues ,ht"ugh'
OUT Egypt' 'he most mhEhinccht Oh "m'n was IN
Alexandria. Tradition DESERVES its srlcndor
in almost fabulous terms and declares that the
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PERSON wa" hau NOT ""'shippca mere hHd mol
ut Alexandria seems TO have been destroyed in
IN. lime Of Tr,i,n
From Egyp, the jews had spread toward
the west. and occurred Lydia and Cyrene. In.
,,c.d p,,,.r,v so,s, had ,,,nsno,,.d n,,,,,.,.
Of them into these districts where he had granted
10 then, great pr,yil.ycs So thoroughly soma
IN" "id 'hc Jews remain from me o'her inhao'
itants II Cytcne that, IN describing the popua
ton Strabo cnur,rratcs them as a distinct class
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were sold in Rome rs slaves They soon how
ever, regained their liberty, for the adherence
to their national customs rendered them incon.
ycnlent servants in heather household Many
received the privileges Of i.oman CITIZENSHIP
and Julius Caesar was 81 great a Patron Il the
Jews that after lis murder thcir lamentations
rent the air In the reign Of Augustus. they
attained TO a high degree Of importance, though
their cxclusiveness excited popular prejudic.
against them Their number in Rome at this
time IL calculated 10 have amounted 10 80 600.
about the same period, the number Of Jews in
Egypt was computed at a million In Rome
the Jews seem To have inL ablted separate quar-
,cr Of the city the region where they first settled
being Iiber Island and the district beyond the
nv, nv i ii anu nxain, Nauuius nnnishcd
ease To- have been fully carried out Npparently'
Nero, who prosecuted the Christians, left tho
JSMs un r tnareu INC IMPRESS Pop,
Judaism. about The Jewish coioni"s in Gaui
end Spain, DIR. Edershrim, strangely enough.
ms i,.s nn,nnns 10 say ! Is ccraln mai the Jews
as The bcginnInE of Our era and they so S,ea,iyy
muluulied as 10 become an important factor 81
,,nr rlpuiauon nnu.r thc sway oi Tie Nlsgo'hs,
by the persccutinns ,H which thcv w"t" s,bier,cd
by tho later Nisi2Othic kings largely explains