[dfwgator]

so many Roman armies ere tied up in Judea or outright destroyed in Judea, that the Empire did not have enough troops to really fight the Germanic hordes.

Who was fighting them, The Peoples' Front of Judea, or The Judean Peoples' Front?

[wbarmy]

Actually, the Maccabees and the Zealots both did a number on the Roman Legions sent down there. That is why the Roman Empire eventually sent Titus, to annihilate them.

This tied down at least five legions, and weakened Roman forces all over Europe.