Does anyone here think the Nativity is not a myth?

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39. Again, other issues aside, your view of a Roman massacre story may not be defensible

The Romans were not known for their kindness to populations they conquered or even to rebellious Romans. The destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE provides an example; so does the 55 BCE massacre nby Julius Caesar of the Germanic Tencteri and Usipetes tribes, which had approached him, hoping for peace. The Roman army sometimes practiced decimation as discipline. None of this suggests that the idea of mass killing by the Romans or their clients is "preposterous"

Herod the Great was a Roman client, installed by the Romans somewhere around 35 BCE. He was careful to eliminate perceived threats to to power, executing his wife Mariamne and various of his sons by her, including his favorite, Antipater. He executed a number of rabbis and their students for removing the Roman eagle from the Temple; and also executed a number of members of the Sanhedrin. Again (whether or not documentation adequate for your satisfaction exists), it does not seem "preposterous" to suspect he engaged in other killings that might shock a modern conscience