I’ve always believed the devil unleashed his fury at this time BECAUSE of Jesus birth. The entire time he was here the Roman empire became extremely violent and immoral. After he left it just seemed to explode with that.
Such an interesting time in history.
The intersection of Rome and Judea is one that has filled libraries. They are literally fighting right now in Judea/Israel. That part of the world has been in a constant state of war and violence for 6,000 years. I happen to be a Christian and I have thought the same thing. I am waiting to post on this subject as it will surely agitate many. Even the Romans left Judea as a protectorate until Titus. Vespasian would have done the same but he was busy cleaning up the mess after Nero and the year of the Three Emperors.