We talked about how Caesar was stabbed by the Senate because of how he was helping out the poor and the aristocrats were losing power. Then, Octavian takes over at the age of 18.
Octavian, also know as Caesar Augustus takes over at the age of 18
-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, to grain supply, even a postal service
-Augustus dies at age 76 in A.D. 14, and passes power to Tiberius
From Jesus to Christianity(the historical Jesus)
-Jesus was a Roman citizen and a practicing Jew
-At 30, he began his ministry (A.D. 31-33), preaching to the poor (and there were lots of them) in the empire, and reaching out to outsiders
-Statements like "My kingdom is not of this world" made the romans (and the Jew) nervous, and they began to plan his execution
-The governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (promoted by Jewish high priests), sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion
The word spreads about the risen Jesus
-Paul is instrumental in telling the world about Jesus' life, death, and message
-He travels far and wide: Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem, and maybe even Spain and Britain
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