Octavian - AKA Caesar Augustus
Augustus - the first emperor - getting it done
- begins the Pax Roman - a period of peace and prosperity
- built roads, aqueducts (brought water to the cities)
- set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even e postal service
- augustus dies at age 76 in A.D. 14, and passes power to
From Jesus to Christianty
- jeses was a Roman citizen and a praciticing Jew
- at age 30, he began his ministry (A.D 31-33), PREACHING TO THE POOR (and there were lots of em) in the empire, and reaching out to outsides
- statements like "my kingdom is not of this world" made the Romans(and the Jews) nervous, and they began to plan his execution
- the governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (prompted by Jewish hish priest), sebtebces Jesus to death by crucifixion
The word speads about the risen Jesus
- Paul is instrumental in telling the world about Jesus lfe, death, resurrection, and message
- he travels far and whide Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem and maybe even spain and britain
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