English translation of "no era tributaria de" - "did not pay taxes to"

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169 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	no era tributaria de
Context:	Treinta y tres años antes, Augusto César había ordenado realizar un censo de todo el...
Keywords:	...imperio romano. Judea no era tributaria de Roma; lo sería seis años después, constituida ya en provincia romana...

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169 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

did not pay taxes to

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169 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

was not an officially annexed province of Rome

My comment:

Peter and Paul . In the Footsteps of Paul . Jerusalem . 3 | PBS
www.pbs.org/empires/peterandpaul/footsteps/footsteps_2_3.htmlThough Judea would not be an officially annexed province of the empire until after Herod's death, the region was dependent on Roman protection and favor. [terms are here]

[...] Rome it would become so six years later.

Tributaria actually means dependant on through payment of taxes. Or an offshoot of...like a river.

Tributary is English is not used like tributaria in Spanish.

169 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire wrote:

Judea wasn't tributary of Rome

My comment:

Hi Barbara!
Here's my translation proposition:

Roman empire. Judea was not tributary of Rome; it would be six years later, already in Roman province...

Bye for now,

Rita.

My references:

www.reverso.net

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