>>19488854The funny thing is that they didn't really, not at first. They were cool with Herod, let the Jews practice their religion and do whatever.
But they kept making trouble and the Romans took a dim view of public disorder.
The Flavians shit on them but even that wasn't enough. By the time of Hadrian, Rome had had enough of their shit. They pretty much kept poking a grizzly bear until it mauled them.
