Statement

A box in the book gathers Roman authors' views of the Jews, from sympathy to aversion. Varro (116 to 27 BCE) thought the Jewish God was Jupiter under another name, the name being unimportant. Cicero (106 to 43 BCE) considered Jewish rites incompatible with Rome's prestige and with old Roman custom.

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References

1. p. 95

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Jews in Roman Eyes

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2. p. 95

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Jews in Roman Eyes

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text