Great travellers, great traders, the Jews had spread out all over Europe long before the Roman occupation of their territory or Titus’ destruction of Jerusalem. On the whole, they prospered and mixed well with the local people. When these people were converted to Christianity no change seemed to appear at first towards the Jews. As centuries went by, however, animosity towards them, held responsible for Christ’s Crucifixion and death, grew to the point of their being expelled successively from England, France, Spain, and various parts of Germany.