In Rome and throughout the Roman Empire, religion was an integral part of the civil government. Emperors proclaimed themselves as gods on Earth, and demanded to be worshiped accordingly. This created religious difficulties for Jews and worshipers of Mithras, Sabazius and Early Christians. Jews were prohibited by their biblical commandments from worshiping any other god than that of the Torah (q.v. Shema, God in Judaism). Religious differences created civil problems in the relations between Rome and its Jewish subjects, which were scattered throughout the Empire. The issue came to a head in the province of Judea when some Roman Emperors insisted on the placing of their images in the Temple in Jerusalem, for the purpose of worship (q.v. Jewish–Roman wars).
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