|
Date |
Landmark Events |
|
325 |
Christian First Ecumenical Council, at Nicea (Asia Minor),
changes the date of Easter from Passover and forbids Jews from
owning Christian slaves or converting pagans to Judaism. |
|
330 |
Jerusalem becomes part of Constantine's Byzantine Empire. |
|
ca. 325-420 |
Jerome (Christian author, translator). |
|
339 |
Constantine forbids intermarriage with Jews and the circumcision
of heathen or Christian slaves, declaring death as the
punishment. |
|
354-430 |
Augustine (Christian author in North Africa). |
|
359 |
Hillel creates a new calendar based on the lunar year to replace
the dispersed Sanhedrin, which previously announced the
festivals. |
|
368 |
Jerusalem Talmud compiled. |
|
370-425 |
Hillel founds Beit Hillel, a school emphasizing tolerance and
patience. Hillel, a descendant of King David, is one of the
first scholars to devise rules to interpret the Torah. |
|
380/391 |
Christianity becomes THE religion of Roman Empire. |
|
410 |
Rome sacked by Visigoths. |
|
415 |
St. Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria, champions violence against
the city's Jews and incites the Greeks to kill or expel them.
Some Jews return within a few years, but many return only after
the Muslims conquer Egypt. |
|
425 |
Jewish office of Nasi/Prince abolished by Rome. |
|
426 |
Babylonian Talmud compiled. |
|
439 |
Theodosis enacts a code prohibiting Jews from holding important
positions involving money. He also reenacts a law forbidding the
building of new synagogues. |
|
451 |
Christian Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. |
|
500 |
After conquering Italy in 493, Ostrogoth king Theodoric issues
an edict safeguarding the Jews and ensuring their right to
determine civil disputes and freedom of worship. |
|
501 |
An earthquake hits Israel, partially destroying Acre and
incuring damage as far east as Jersusalem. |
|
511 |
Rebellion leader Mar Zutra usurps power from Kobad the Zenduk,
establishing an independant Jewish state in Babylon that would
last for seven years, until Zutra's forces defeated Zutra's
army, killing him and instituted a harsh policy toward the
remaining Jews. |
|
516 |
Southern Arabian king Ohu Nuwas adopts Judaism, possibly as a
rampart against the spread of Christianity. King Eleboas of
Abyssinia, with the help of Justin I, later defeated Nuwas. |
|
519 |
After Ravenna residents burnt down local synagogues, Ostrogoth
ruler Theodoric orders the Italian town to rebuild the
synagogues at their own expense. |
|
587 |
Recared of Spain adopts Catholicism, banning Jews from slave
ownership, intermarriage and holding positions of authority.
Recared also declares that children of mixed marriages be raised
Christian. |
|
570 |
Birth of Prophet Muhammad, Makkah. |
|
590 |
Pope Gregory the Great formulates the official Papal policy
towards Jews, objecting to forced baptism and tolerating them
according to the previous council's regulations. |
