Editing Constantius II (section)

====Judaism====
Judaism faced some severe restrictions under Constantius, who seems to have followed an anti-Jewish policy in line with that of his father.{{sfn|Schäfer|2003|p=180-181}} This included  edicts to limit the ownership of slaves by Jewish people<ref name="Codex Theodosianus 16.9.2">[[Codex Theodosianus]] 16.9.2</ref> and banning marriages between Jews and Christian women.<ref name="Codex Theodosianus 16.9.2"/> Later edicts sought to discourage conversions from Christianity to Judaism by confiscating the [[Apostacy|apostate's]] property.<ref name="Codex Theodosianus 16.8.7">[[Codex Theodosianus]] 16.8.7</ref> However, Constantius's actions in this regard may not have been so much to do with Jewish religion as with Jewish business—apparently, privately owned Jewish businesses were often in competition with state-owned businesses. As a result, Constantius may have sought to provide an advantage to state-owned businesses by limiting the skilled workers and slaves available to Jewish businesses.{{sfn|Schäfer|2003|pp=180–181}}