It was a time of lawlessness and violence, fomented by a mixture of the oppressive Roman military presence, the bravado of the anti - Roman Jewish Zealots, and the criminal activities of thieves who took advantage of the chaotic times.
Visur valdīja nelikumība un vardarbība, ko veicināja Romas karavīru despotisms, pret romiešiem noskaņoto ebreju zelotu bravūrība un zagļi, kas izmantoja juku laikus.