... to Grecian ideals as the Greeks forced their culture and practises on the Jews. They even had the temple in Jerusalem dedicated to Zeus. Like the Nazi oppression, Jews were resented because of their state of economic prosperity. The Romans also oppressed the Jews as they used violence and brutally quashed Jewish revolts. This wasn't very similar to the Holocaust because the German Jews had made an effort to fit into German society prior to the Nazi regime. However, although the scale was different, Jews were treated in a similar hostile manner and faced violence and threats. Although there was no plan to systematically wipe out the Jews, all these ancient civilisations, the bases on which modern civilisation is built, all persecuted Jews; the motives were more religious and security based rather than ethnic discrimination. Anti-Semitism was found in the early Christian gospels because of the part the Jews played in Jesus' death. ...

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