Being posted to Judae (Israel) some questions.

[Historylover]

I was hoping I could pull some collective thoughts on the following questions:

What did Israel provide the Roman Empire with in terms of exports and such?

Was being posted to Judae in the BC (ie Pontius Pilates position) more of a punishment or a proving ground? Meaning, were people who werent that good but needed a job posted as over seer or ruler there? Or was it a place that good people were sent to prove their worth?

I appreciate your thoughts on this, Google is often rather unfruitful with these kind of searches

[Jona Lendering]

What did Israel provide the Roman Empire with in terms of exports and such?

Olive oil was among the exported articles; date oil probably too. Incense was traded through Caesarea.

Was being posted to Judae in the BC (ie Pontius Pilates position) more of a punishment or a proving ground? Meaning, were people who werent that good but needed a job posted as over seer or ruler there? Or was it a place that good people were sent to prove their worth?

Some of the governors were well-respected men, like Julius Alexander, who went on to have a dazzling career, and became prefect of Egypt. For him, Judaea was a normal career move. Pilate kept the job for ten years; Tiberius obviously thought he did a good job over there, and I think that the story about his dismissal stands up to fair criticism.

[Historylover]

Thank you VERY much!

[Jona Lendering]

Thank you VERY much!

You're welcome.