The Roman general Pompey captures Jerusalem making it a vassal to the Roman Empire.

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Pompey's eastern campaigns culminated in 63 BC when he intervened in the Hasmonean civil war and made Jerusalem a client (vassal) state of Rome.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) was a leading Roman general of the late Republic who campaigned in the eastern Mediterranean in the 60s BC.  
- The Hasmonean dynasty in Judea was weakened by a civil dispute between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II.  
- Roman policy often converted conquered or intervened territories into client kingdoms or vassal states rather than full provinces immediately.

2. Step-by-step reasoning process
- Rome’s eastern settlement followed Pompey’s victories after the Mithridatic conflicts.  
- In the context of a Judean civil war (between the Hasmonean brothers), both sides appealed to Rome.  
- Pompey marched into Palestine, besieged Jerusalem, entered the city and its temple precincts, and decided the succession in favor of Hyrcanus II.  
- Rather than annexing the territory outright at that moment, Rome established Judea as a client state under Roman influence.

3. Calculations / chronological steps (intermediate timeline)
- Pompey’s eastern activities: mid-60s BC.  
- Siege and capture of Jerusalem recorded in historical sources as occurring in 63 BC.  
- Compare alternatives: 70 AD is over a century later; the other dates (604 BC, 538 BC, 701 BC) are centuries earlier and refer to different Near Eastern events.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Primary historical chronology and classical historians place Pompey’s capture and establishment of Roman suzerainty over Jerusalem in 63 BC, matching Roman interventions in the region at that exact time.

5. Why other options are incorrect
- a. 70 AD — the Roman destruction of the Second Temple by Titus occurred in 70 AD, not Pompey.  
- b. 604 BC — relates to early Neo-Babylonian campaigns; far too early.  
- c. 538 BC — Cyrus the Great’s decree allowing Jewish return from exile; unrelated.  
- d. 701 BC — associated with Assyrian king Sennacherib’s campaigns; not Pompey.

6. Conclusion
Therefore the correct answer is e. 63 BC, which matches the provided answer.

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