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Augustus Caesar becomes Roman Emperor

Period: 63 BCE to 14 BCE

As the first Roman emperor (though he never claimed the title for himself), Augustus led Rome’s transformation from republic to empire during the tumultuous years following the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father Julius Caesar.

birth of Jesus

5 BCE

The nativity of Jesus or birth of Jesus is described in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the time of Herod the Great to a betrothed virgin whose name was Mary.

death of king Hero the great

4 BCE

Herod, also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, was a Roman client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian kingdom.

Paul joins the Christian movement

4 BCE

Saint Paul, the Apostle. Saint Paul, the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus in Cilicia. one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the second most important person in the history of Christianity

Paul’s letters to his communities (ad)

1 CE

Saint Paul, the Apostle. Saint Paul, the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus (born 4 bc?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. ad 62–64, Rome [Italy]), one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the second most important person in the history of Christianity.

Gospel of Mark written (ad)

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Although some scholars disagree, the vast majority of researchers believe that Mark was the first Gospel to be written, sometime around the year 70. This scholarly consensus holds that the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke were composed, independently of one another, sometime in the 80s or 90s.

Tiberius become Roman Emperor (ad)

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Tiberius was born in 42 BC, the son of the aristocratic Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. When Tiberius was two, his father had to flee Rome from the second triumvirate (Octavian, Lepidus, Mark Antony) because of his republican beliefs (he had fought against Octavian in the civil wars).

death of Jesus (ad)

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He was on this earth 2000 yrs ago when Jesus was 30 he told everyone he was the son of god and served some miracles. Some people didn’t like Jesus so they wanted him killed. He was made to carry a heavy cross until he got to a hill up there they nailed him to the cross and hung him up on the cross at 9:00.The next day some ladies went up to the tomb to see Jesus but the rock was moved and there was a man sitting an said god has raised him up to god .

Paul arrested in Jerusalem and imprisoned (ad)

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Chapter 21:16-40 Paul in Jerusalem and his arrest
In 60 A.D. Paul went to Jerusalem to preach about God.
The Jews thought that when Paul was preaching, he
was telling them to forget Moses and their customary practices.
This resulted in angry mobs and riots in the city
Jerusalem.

Nero becomes Roman Emperor (ad)

60

Nero (/ˈnɪəroʊ/; Latin: Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus;[1] 15 December 37 AD – 9 June 68 AD)[2] was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 AD, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and like him, became emperor with the consent of the praetorian guard.

Great Fire in Rome (ad)

64

History has blamed Nero for the disaster, implying that he started the fire so that he could bypass the senate and rebuild Rome to his liking. Much of what is known about the great fire of Rome comes from the aristocrat and historian Tacitus, who claimed that Nero watched Rome burn while merrily playing his fiddle.

Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by Roman military forces (ad)

70

The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by the Jews of the Eastern Mediterranean against the Roman Empire between 66 and 136 CE. While the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) and the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–136 CE) were nationalist rebellions, striving to restore an independent Judean state, the Kitos War was more of an ethno-religious conflict, mostly fought outside of the Judea Province.

Flavius Josephus, Jewish War (ad)

70

Josephus was born Joseph ben Mattathias in 37 C.E. in Jerusalem of a priestly and royal family. He excelled in his studies of Jewish law and studied with the Sadducees, Pharisees, and the Essenes, eventually aligning himself with the Pharisees.

Gospel of Matthew written (ad)

70

Although some scholars disagree, the vast majority of researchers believe that Mark was the first Gospel to be written, sometime around the year 70. This scholarly consensus holds that the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke were composed, independently of one another, sometime in the 80s or 90s

Gospel of John written (ad)

70

The authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles is an important issue for biblical exegetes who are attempting to produce critical scholarship on the origins of the New Testament. Traditionally, the text is believed to have been written by Luke the companion of Paul (named in Colossians 4:14).

First Jewish Revolt (ad)

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The Jews' Great Revolt against Rome in 66 C.E. led to one of the greatest catastrophes in Jewish life and, in retrospect, might well have been a terrible mistake.

Council of Nicea (ad)

325

Council of Nicaea, (325), the first ecumenical council of the Christian church, meeting in ancient Nicaea . It was called by the emperor Constantine I, an unbaptized catechumen, or neophyte, who presided over the opening session and took part in the discussions.