Actually, Nazareth does not seem to have existed in the beginning of the first century, either. And even if it did, it was part of the kingdom of Herod Antipas a client king of the Romans who paid tribute to them which was set by treaty not by direct taxation to Rome.
By the time this bullshit was written down the authors had forgotten the partitioning of Herod the Great's kingdom.
By the time this bullshit was written down the authors had forgotten the partitioning of Herod the Great's kingdom.