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This claim is not historically accurate. Jewish law regarding matrilineal descent—determining Jewish identity through the mother—predates Roman rule. The principle of matrilineal descent is rooted in Jewish tradition and religious texts, and it was not imposed by the Romans.The Romans forced the Jews to change their laws so that a person is determined by the female egg rather than the male seed. The Jews had to change their laws and submit to the Romans.
In Judaism, the concept that a person is Jewish if their mother is Jewish can be traced back to the Mishnah (around the 2nd century CE) and even earlier traditions. This principle is based on interpretations of biblical texts, such as Deuteronomy 7:3-4, which suggests that the offspring of Jewish women remain Jewish, even if the father is not Jewish.
Specifically, it says that taking their daughters for your sons will turn "your children" away from following God. This implies that if a Jewish man marries a non-Jewish woman, the children may not follow Judaism, suggesting a concern with the religious influence of the non-Jewish mother.
This interpretation, even though it's influential, is not explicit and relies on rabbinic tradition and interpretation. The rabbis inferred that the Jewish identity of the child follows the mother because the mother's influence on the child is considered more significant, particularly in the child's early years and upbringing.