The Jewish revolt against Gallus was a Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire, in particular directed against the rule of Constantius Gallus, brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II and Caesar of the East. The revolt was subdued by Gallus' general Ursicinus. The emperor Constantius II, like his father Constantine I before him, showed a preference for the Christian religion, which favored over all others, Judaism including. Unlike his father, however, Constantius allowed Christians to persecute the pagans and the Jews. Christian clergy practiced intolerance toward non-Christians, both... through the secular arm and directing the angry crowds, which attacked and destroyed synagogues and temples. Eventually, the Jews decided to react, opposing Christian proselytism and showing intolerance toward Jewish converts. The fiery sermons, preached in synagogues against Edom were in fact directed against those Romans who, after removing the Jews' political independence were now repressing their religion. In 350, Emperor Constantius II was engaged in a campaign in the East against the Sassanids.
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