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Fiscus Judaicus
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Fiscus Judaicus
The (Latin for "Jewish tax") or was a tax-collecting agency instituted to collect the tax imposed on Jews in the Roman Empire after the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. Revenues were directed to the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in Rome.
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