Jewish freedom fighter.
At 495 C.E. he was the Exilarch (Head) of Jewish community in the (Zoroastrinian) Persian Sassanid Empire.
The majority of its rulers had been more or less tolerant of other religious communities untill one of them-a capable, but extremely suggestible Emperor Kavadh I-denounced Zoroastrinism, embraced the new teaching of Mazdakism (founded by a firebrand preacher Mazdak) and started to "destroy the false religions"- including Judaism.
Defying his bloody crackdown Mar Zutra II formed a Jewish militia and fought seven years long against the Sassanid forces - one of the best armies in the world.
He was even able to form an independent Jewish state in Mesopotamia.
However, in 502 C.E. Kavadh I succeeded to break the Jewish resistance and to defeat Mar Zutra's army, capturing and crucifying the Exilarch himself.
But after this uprising the Emperor understood, how destructive the Mazdakite fanatism was for his country, denounced this cult and banned it.
At 495 C.E. he was the Exilarch (Head) of Jewish community in the (Zoroastrinian) Persian Sassanid Empire.
The majority of its rulers had been more or less tolerant of other religious communities untill one of them-a capable, but extremely suggestible Emperor Kavadh I-denounced Zoroastrinism, embraced the new teaching of Mazdakism (founded by a firebrand preacher Mazdak) and started to "destroy the false religions"- including Judaism.
Defying his bloody crackdown Mar Zutra II formed a Jewish militia and fought seven years long against the Sassanid forces - one of the best armies in the world.
He was even able to form an independent Jewish state in Mesopotamia.
However, in 502 C.E. Kavadh I succeeded to break the Jewish resistance and to defeat Mar Zutra's army, capturing and crucifying the Exilarch himself.
But after this uprising the Emperor understood, how destructive the Mazdakite fanatism was for his country, denounced this cult and banned it.
Jewish freedom fighter.
At 495 C.E. he was the Exilarch (Head) of Jewish community in the (Zoroastrinian) Persian Sassanid Empire.
The majority of its rulers had been more or less tolerant of other religious communities untill one of them-a capable, but extremely suggestible Emperor Kavadh I-denounced Zoroastrinism, embraced the new teaching of Mazdakism (founded by a firebrand preacher Mazdak) and started to "destroy the false religions"- including Judaism.
Defying his bloody crackdown Mar Zutra II formed a Jewish militia and fought seven years long against the Sassanid forces - one of the best armies in the world.
He was even able to form an independent Jewish state in Mesopotamia.
However, in 502 C.E. Kavadh I succeeded to break the Jewish resistance and to defeat Mar Zutra's army, capturing and crucifying the Exilarch himself.
But after this uprising the Emperor understood, how destructive the Mazdakite fanatism was for his country, denounced this cult and banned it.
At 495 C.E. he was the Exilarch (Head) of Jewish community in the (Zoroastrinian) Persian Sassanid Empire.
The majority of its rulers had been more or less tolerant of other religious communities untill one of them-a capable, but extremely suggestible Emperor Kavadh I-denounced Zoroastrinism, embraced the new teaching of Mazdakism (founded by a firebrand preacher Mazdak) and started to "destroy the false religions"- including Judaism.
Defying his bloody crackdown Mar Zutra II formed a Jewish militia and fought seven years long against the Sassanid forces - one of the best armies in the world.
He was even able to form an independent Jewish state in Mesopotamia.
However, in 502 C.E. Kavadh I succeeded to break the Jewish resistance and to defeat Mar Zutra's army, capturing and crucifying the Exilarch himself.
But after this uprising the Emperor understood, how destructive the Mazdakite fanatism was for his country, denounced this cult and banned it.
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