anchor: Pilgrims came from all over the Roman (and, later, Byzantine) Empire during the following centuries, but the prosperity they brought lasted only until 614, when Persian armies overtook Judea and reduced Jerusalem to rubble again.
positive: Pilgrims came from all over Rome during the next centuries bringing prosperity until Persians arrived and destroyed Jerusalem.
negative: Pilgrims headed out from Jerusalem and spread throughout the Roman empire destroying the once prosperous city of Jerusalem.