200 - 275 SIMEON BEN LAKISH (Resh Lakish) (Eretz Israel)
Studied under Judah HaNasi and was known for his mental and physical prowess. According to the Talmud, he had once been a gladiator and was brought back to Judaism by Johanan bar Nappaha. He was outspoken and very independent. He viewed the story of Job as a moral creation or parable, and the names of the angels as being of Persian rather than Jewish origin.
C. 200 EARLY SYNAGOGUE IS BUILT (Stobi, Macedonia)
By Tiberius Polycharmus, who converted the bottom floor of his house into a prayer hall. Letters sent by Agrippa to Caligula proved that Jews settled in the region during Roman times.
203 SEPPHORIS (TZIPORI) (Eretz Israel)
Judah HaNasi moved the seat of learning from Beth Shearim to Seppohris, mainly for health reasons.
205 HIPPOLYTUS OF ROME
Wrote Contra Judaeous, which blamed the harsh conditions of the Jews on their rejection of Jesus.
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