Events Tagged: "diaspora"

Destruction of Second Temple - Romans destroy Jerusalem Temple, Jewish Christians flee to Pella, end of Temple Judaism

Kitos War (Diaspora Revolt) - Jewish rebellions in Cyprus, Cyrenaica, Egypt, Mesopotamia against Rome, massive casualties

Geonic period begins - Heads of Babylonian academies become authorities for worldwide Jewry

Troubadour diaspora - surviving troubadours flee to Italy and Spain, influence Dante and dolce stil novo