Rome is a city

It wasn't a status of forces agreement

When did I identify them as openly hostile enemy nations?

It wasn't a visiting forces agreement

It was a province of the empire

Almost like it was a colony or something...

Like Algeria and France?

Or UK and Australia or any of those

It was theor land technically but it was still seperate

The Roman gov structure is entirely different

Their land, meaning they owned it

By right of conquest according to them

So the people there considered themselves Roman and held no ill will whatsoever?

And still remain Rome to this day?

People in Rome didn't necessarily consider themselves Roman

Because I thought that wasnt the case

I always saw rome like the EU headquarters

They owned a lot technically but no one fucking liked them

Chinese in America did not become naturalized until the 60s. The day prior to that, what country owned Chinatown NYC?

Only feared them

You're right they didn't necessarily like them

Thats is complete different

NYC was already america before they got they during and after naturalization

It would be more like Guam or something

Its "America" but at the same time not really

Until 1945 the Philippines was sovereign US territory. Yet people born there were not citizens of the US

Uh, people born in Guam are citizens

And Puerto Rico

And yet they arent a state

They are a territory

Rome wasn't a federation

Rome had a separate class of citizen and subject

Roman empire still ruled over everything in their empire. They had troops stationed, collected taxes and stuff from Israel. They had their own governor appointed to rule over Israel

And such dont have certain rights

Note that Paul was both a Jew and a citizen

But this has gone horribly side bar

There was still more middle east east of Israel

And even if they owned everything there would be reason to plot against rome

Seeing as they had almost literally Just been conquered before jesus was born

And then had wars after too

So I would say even Jews had a reason to plot against rome