- Meanwhile- religious troubles
- christianity and Judaism: Monotheistic
- romans had many gods
- western wall today is the holiest of all Jewish shrines
- half a million jews died in the rebellion
Persecution of christians
- Romans were harsh towards those who would not worship the emperor
- especially christians who were viewed as followers of a new, upstart religion
- often used for "entertainment" Purposes in the colosseum
- Despite the oppression, Christianity grew quicky by ad 200, around 10 percent of the people in the roman empire Christians
