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Why did the Emperor Claudius require Jewish people to leave Rome in A.D. 49?

to increase tax revenue for the empire
to prevent riots in the streets
to ease overcrowding.to establish Roman colonies in recently conquered territory
to promote the repopulation of Palestine

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to prevent riots in the streets

Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome (around A.D. 49) because of public disturbances among them — Suetonius notes unrest “at the instigation of Chrestus,” and Acts 18:2 also links the expulsion to unrest in the city.