Question

Imagine you are living in Judaea during the Roman conquest. Write a letter to a friend describing what action you would like to see taken to make Judaea free again.

Answer 1

In 66 CE a group of rebels unsuccessfully fought against the Romans. The Empire then attacked Jerusalem and killed a portion of the population in response.

"Dear friend,

our land has been invaded and turned into province of Roman Empire. The land has been divided and explored by their rulers. We are subdued and forced to pay exorbitant tributes to the invaders, who do absolutely nothing for our people and families. I contact thee because i wish to  reunite the conclaves, unite our people and expel the Romans from our beloved territory"

Answer 2

Before writing any letter we should know that Judaea, or better known as Judea, was invaded not only by Rome but by many other greater nations in that time, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and many others that invaded it. There is no other main reason but its geographical location, due to it was a strategic place it became a bridge between three different continents, which made it vital for trade, military bases and moving troops, therefore it was in that condition.

Having said what previously, the letter would be as follows:

"Dear friend, It has been a long time since we felt free, but that would not apart me any moment from believing some day we would start off to live again. I know it has been hard and much has been taken away from us during all the conquests, and I just can't get over it, Judea has always been such a pushover, very impoverished and quite divided from within. We import a version of our, arguably, great monotheistic idea to the rest of the Western world. I would like to see our town risen all together, ready to fight for what is ours, for what belongs to us and if we shall die, we will, fighting for what is right, today, and ever.

                                         Your Jewish friend..."