What Happened to Jesus in Thessalonica?

The Jews did not like Rome, and they certainly didn't acknowledge the Roman emperor as a God. They threatened mass public ritual suicide over something that just looked like the image of the emperor being too close to the temple. The accusations that are given thrown at Jesus and now at Paul from the Jewish people comes off as really disingenuous. But it's enough to create all kinds of political pressure. And generally speaking, they suffered terribly for refusing to do that.