Zusammenfassung der Ressource
History: Case
Studies 1 2 3
- Case study1
: the Druids
- -priests in
Gaul & Britain
-claimed that
they were the
only ones
who knew the
secrets of
gods -highly
respected
-often asked
for advice
-had made
calendars -the
Romans
chased them
to their
stronghold on
the island of
Anglesey, off
the Welsh
coast & killed
all of them
- written by
Tacitus: the
Druids
covered
their altars
with the
blood &
ripped-out
guts of men
for sacrifices
after
conquering
Anglesey in
AD61,
Suetonius'
men hacked
down the
religious
woods,
dedicated to
devil
worship &
foul
ceremonies
- -Anglesey
was a
popular
hiding place
for
rebellious
Britons
-When the
Britons
fought, the
Druids stood
in their
ranks, their
heads
uplifted,
calling to the
gods for
help.
- wiped out
- Cas study 2:
the Jews
- -the home
of this
religion is
Judaea
-Judaea was
not a
Roman
province
-Rome
appointed a
governor to
run Judaea
-as long as it
was
peaceful the
Roman saw
no need to
officially
make it into
a province
-until 4BC it
was ruled by
a strong
king Herod
the Great.
He was a
keen
supporter of
Rome & a
friend of
Augustus -At
this time the
Jews were
treated well:
the Jews
were
excused
service in
the army,
the Romans
turned a
blind eye to
features
that they
disagreed
with,
Augustus
who wasn't
a Jew paid
for daily
sacrifices in
the Jew's
temple in
Jerusalem
- Early in the
1st century
AD most
Jewish
leaders were
pro-Roman.
When their
king started
breaking
rules they'll
appeal
directly to
Rome & the
king was
removed
- Herod had
been a strong
king, but his
successors
were not.
Some Roman
officials sent
to help made
them worse.
Ex: Pontius
Pilate broke
the religious
rules of the
Jews & stir up
disagreement
between
opposing
groups of the
Jews. By
AD60 there
were some
groups
supporting
Rome but
some like
poorer
priests & the
Zealots were
the opposite
In AD66 the
Zealots
revolted.
They drove
the Romans
out of
Jerusalem &
took control
of the Temple
- An army of
50,000 soldiers
were sent to
Judaea. Up to
1 million Jews
were killed.
Thousands
were
transported to
Amphitheatres
to their
deaths. The
Zealots were
burned alive &
Titus, one of
the generals,
sacrificed a pig
in the Temple,
which is a
terrible insult
The revolt was
crushed but
that was not
the end of
Zealots. In
AD73 1 group
took over the
mountain
fortress of
Masada
- survived as
a
persecuted
minority
- Case study 3
: the
Christians
- -followers of
Jesus Christ
-in around
AD30,a new
prophet,
Jesus
appeared
-the Jews
didn't like
this &
handed him
to Pontius
Pilate, the
governor, to
be crucified
-Pilate saw
no reason to
crucify Jesus.
However, he
bowed to
pressure
-Paul, who
was a
Roman
citizen made
3 journeys
to cities in
Asia,
Macedonia
& Achaea to
teach about
Christianity.
He was
arrested &
taken to
Rome & was
probably
executed in
AD66
- the
persecution
of Christians
continued
for many
years. They
suffered
extreme
punishment.
- For safety,
Christians
started to
meet in
underground
caves. This
made the
government
thought that
they were
plotting
against them.
- Despite this
persecution,
Christianity
continue to
grow & 250
years after
St Paul's
journey
Christianity
was the
most
popular
religion
- Christianity
grew, until in
337 the
Emperor
Constantine
became a
Christian &
Christianity
became the
official
religion of
the Empire.
By AD400
Christianity
were
spreading
into
provinces &
even to
Rome itself