When did the Roman Empire invade Israel?

Question

Malachi was written some 470 years B.C.(B.ce.) When Matthew 1:1 opens up, the Roman Empire is in control of Israel. I just want someone to tell me when that happened.

Answer 1

The last two Hasmonean rulers (from the line of the Maccabees) were two brothers: Hyrcanus and Aristobolus. Quarreling with each other as to who should be king, they hit on the idea of asking Rome to mediate in their dispute. And thus, in 63 BCE, Pompeii was invited to move his armies into Israel.

The Romans came in, slaughtered many Jews and made Hyrcanus, the weaker of the two brothers, the nominal puppet ruler of the country.

This was part of the Roman system. They liked to rule by proxy, allowing the local governor or king to deal with the day-to-day problems of running the country, as long as the Roman tax was paid and Roman laws obeyed!

Roman intervention in Israel had effectively ended Jewish independence and ushered in one of the bleakest periods of Jewish history. Rome ruled, not Hyrcanus, or any Jew for that matter. (The Sanhedrin's authority was abolished by Roman decree six years after Pompeii's conquest.)

The independent state of Israel ceased to exist, and became the Roman province of Judea. Pompeii split up much of the land giving large chunks to his soldiers as a reward for their prowess in battle. Gaza, Jaffa, Ashdod and other Jewish cities were now a part of the map of the Roman Empire.

Hyrcanus, though he might call himself king, got only Jerusalem, along with a few pieces north and south, but even this small area he could not govern without checking in with the Roman proconsul in Damascus.

Answer 2

63 BCE Israel
Roman Civil War: Hyrkanus vs. Aristobulus. Pompey intervenes, Conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey, Judea becomes Roman Vassal.

Answer 3

Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians at 586 BC. The Persians defeated the Babylonians, the Greeks defeated the Persians, and the Romans defeated the Greeks. The land of Palestine(modern day Israel) was inherited from kingdom to kingdom. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Rome's expansion plan included Israel so that no one particular region would go against the empire. I do not think that they see anything special there except for the complete domination of the Middle East.

Answer 5

The Romans conquered Israel and Judea in 63 B.C., or B.C.E., if you like.

Answer 6

Never.

But Judea was occupied by Rome from 63BCE. It became part of a Province in 6CE.

Answer 7

Oooh there's some history there but basically it was all part of their world domination plan that Alexander started. They had to continue but I'm sure there's more to it.