Hypatia, Kingsley.

On the Emperor Julian's relations with the Jews, especially with regard to his proposition of rebuilding the Temple, see two articles in the Jewish Quarterly Review vols. v. and x.

Theme for discussion:

What right had the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire to the title "Roman?"


Chronological Table.

JEWRY. ROME.
Hillel II Introduces fixed Emperor Julian361
Calendar into Palestine359
Completion of Palestinian Division of Roman Empire395
Talmud409
Extinction of Palestinian Rome sacked410
Patriarchate425
Death of Rabbana Ashi,
editor of Talmud427Fall of Western Roman
Completion of Babylonian Empire476
Talmud500
Persecution of Jews by
Mazdak, the Persia500

CHAPTER XXXV.