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Fulvia

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A Roman lady of high station, converted to Judaism through the teachings of a Jew who had sought refuge in Rome to escape punishment. This impostor, together with three others, persuaded her to contribute purple and gold for the Temple at Jerusalem, which contributions they kept for themselves. The discovery of this fraud by the emperor Tiberius through his friend Saturninus, Fulvia's husband, caused the banishment of the Jews from Rome (19 C.E.; Josephus, "Ant." 18:3, § 5; comp. Philo, "In Flaccum," § 1; idem, "Legatio ad Caium," § 24; Tacitus, "Annales," 2:85; Suetonius, "Tiberius," § 36).

Bibliography:
  • GrÄtz, Gesch. 4th ed., 3:267;
  • Vogelstein and Rieger, Gesch. der Juden in 1:14,73;
  • Prosopographia Imperii Romani, 2:98.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Fulvia'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​f/fulvia.html. 1901.
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