We should all know the story of the Maccabees and how they rose up in response to the desecration of the Temple and threw out the Greeks.
But the rest of the story is there was a Jewish Civil War that was so violent and bloody, leaders looked around for an outside party to end it and bring peace.
AND WHO WAS ASKED?
Rome was asked and the rest is history/
Enslavement and more bloodshed followed.
Masada comes to mind.
Have we lost the ability to govern ourselves and who will come in?