Thank yu champ, I take that as a compiment. Hope You do to AKAMonet!
Now, let me see, The Romans were there as they conquored most of the known world, and The Jews were there as it was a Jewish Home Land.
Jesus was crucified as was the penatly under Roman Occupation.
He just pissed off to many people, say the Money Lenders (Loan Sharks in the Temple)
Stating that He was The Son Of God, going against all of the known treachings with his little group of Followers who would today be a Cult.
I think the only thing that one can go by is the Bible as We know it as it is a History Book of sorts and while written and adultarated through so many years is being proven when some of teh Dead Sea Scroll are decoded.
Maybe of course the Torah will have a different version, but not reading Jewish, I cannot speak.!
But, since I and none of "You were There" it is hard to really say!