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Jewish peasants block construction of statue of Gaius Caligula in Galilee, 40 CE

Country
Israel
Palestine
Time period
Spring of 40 C.E. to Summer/Fall of 40 C.E.
Classification
Defense
Cluster
Democracy
National/Ethnic Identity
Total points
10 out of 10 points
Name of researcher, and date dd/mm/yyyy
Jonah Langelotz, 02/03/2013

Towards the end of the reign of Gaius Caligula, a proclamation was sent out for a statue of the Roman Emperor to be built within the Temple walls in Jerusalem. This command broke the Jewish law of idolatry and was therefore rejected and strongly opposed by Jews in Palestine, most notably the large peasant population.