The Continuous History of the Jewish People

Chapter 14 - Dhu Nuwas

Years covered: 500-530 A Christian King attempts to sodomize a Jewish claimant, and the Jewish claimant takes the kingship, and revenge. Cast of Characters JEWS * Mar Zutra II — X * Mar Zutra III * Dhu Nuwas / Yusuf son of Sharhabil — X PERSIANS * Kavad I * Mazdak — X * Khosrow I ROMANS * Anastasius I — X * Justin I — X GREEKS * Procopius of Caesarea OTHERS * Elesbaan / Elesbaas / Kaleb of Aksum * Arethas — X * Ruhm — X * Simeon / Simon of Beth Arsham * Dhu Shanatir — X ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chapter 13 - Ravina II

Years covered: 428-499 The end of the Western Roman Empire coincides with the end of Jewish ascendance in Persia, and the fall is going to be hard. Cast of characters JEWS * Rav Yemar X * Ravina II X * Mar bar Rav Ashi X * Moses of Crete * Huna IV X * Huna V X * Rabbah Jose * Mar Zutra II ROMANS * Theodosius II X * Aelia Pulcheria X * Valentinian III X * Eudocia X * Licinia Eudoxia X * Flavius Aetius X * Petronius Maximus X * Romulus Augustulus * Zeno X * Augustine of Hippo X PERSIANS * Bahram V X * Yazdegerd II X * Hormizd III X * Peroz I X * Balash X * Kavad I * Sukhra X * Mazdak * Jamasp GREEKS * Socrates Scholasticus X * Cyril of Alexandria X BARBARIANS * Attila the Hun X * Genseric X * Huneric X * Odoacer X * Clovis I OTHER * Yegishe X ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chapter 12 - Rav Ashi Part 2

Years covered: 389-427 The Jews of Babylon achieve unprecedented acceptance from the Sassanian Empire, just as the Jews of the Roman Empire have their acceptance revoked. Cast of Characters JEWS * Rav Ashi X * Judah IV * Gamliel VI X * Shushandakt / Shushandakht * Huna bar Nathan * Amemar * Mar Zutra X PERSIANS * Bahram IV X * Yazdegerd I X * Shapur IV X * Bahram V ROMANS * Theodosius I X * Honorius X * Arcadius X * Theodosius II * Anthemius * Ambrose X * Augustine of Hippo * Orestes * Aelia Eudoxia X GREEKS * Theophilus of Alexandria X * Hypatia of Alexandria X * John Chrysostom X * Epiphanius of Salamis X * Cyril of Alexandria * Socrates Scholasticus * Heirax BARBARIANS * Butheric X * Arbogast X * Stilicho X * Alaric X ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chapter 12 - Rav Ashi Part 1

Years covered: 353-388 A plan to rebuild the Temple comes from an unlikley source, just as Judaism becomes more...portable. Cast of Characters JEWS * Hillel II — X * Rav Ashi * Rav Kahana III * Gamliel V * Rabbi Hilkiya PERSIANS * Shapur II — X ROMANS * Constantius II — X * Constantius Gallus — X * Julian — X * Alypius of Antioch — X * Jovian — X * Valentinian I — X * Valens — X * Theodosius I * Ambrose of Milan * Jerome of Stridon GREEKS * John Chrysostom * Ammianus Marcellinus ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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