Jewish Diaspora Germany Atlantic Ocean Italy Black Sea Jewish Diaspora 587 BCE-300 CE - Route of Babylonian Exile: 587 BCE Jewish dispersion routes: 70–300 CE Extent of Roman Empire: 300 CE Byzantium Rome Macedonia Syracuse Athens Carthage Syria Me N 500 mi W E Tyre Dama: Judah, Jerusale Alexandria Memphis Egypt Thebes S 500 km Mediterranean Sea