Wave upon wave: the story of terrorism is 2,000 years old, but its plot has scarcely changed. (Terrorism - History).

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Judea was the Roman name for what today is roughly the territory that forms the nation of Israel. In 6 AD, Judea was placed under direct Roman rule and the governors of the land ordered a census to be taken. The Romans wanted to identify every person who lived in Judea so they could be taxed.

The population was mostly Jewish and they didn't much like the Roman orders. The strongest opposition came from a political faction called Zealots. The Zealots called on the Jews to rise up against the Roman occupation. Some did, but the uprising was crushed although the ...

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