Roman Empire and Christianity

1. B.C. means before Christ and B.C.E. stands for Before the Common Era.

2. Ancient History 3600 B.C.-500 A.D. The Middle Ages 500-1500 A.D. And the Modern Age 1500-present.

3. 1. The ladder to political power in the Roman Senate was different for the wealthy patricians than for the lower class plebeians. 2. Denmark, Spain, France or England, were monarchies, and had kings or caliphs to rule them. 3. In some countries they start doing new governments.

4. Dictator, in the Roman Republic, a temporary magistrate with extraordinary powers. Dictator in perpetuo, was the office held by Julius Caesar from 26 January or 15 February of the year 44 BCE until his death on 15 March.

5. After Caesar died, a Second Triumvirate formed between Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus. The Second Triumvirate was officially recognized by the Roman government in 43 BC.

6. Tiberius Emperor of the Roman Empire. 18 September 14 16 March 37 AD 22 years.

7. Toward the end of the 5th century bce, the Romans began to expand at the expense of the Etruscan states, possibly propelled by population growth.

8. Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces.

9. Rome was found on April 753 before Christ.

10. Jesus is the Divine Interpreter of God the Father.

11. 1. Julius Caesar rose through the ranks to become consul of Rome in 59 BC. 2. He was the most powerful man in the Roman Republic. 3. His greatest military achievement is considered his conquest of Gaul.

12. Julius Caesar was assassinated by about 40 Roman senators on the ides of March. Caesar's death resulted in a long series of civil wars that ended in the death of the Roman Republic and the birth of the Roman Empire.

13. Agustus Caesar was the first Roman emperor, following the republic, which had been finally destroyed by the dictatorship of Julius Ceasear.

14. Matthew 22:21 Jesus said "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."

15. In 313 AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity, 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.

16. The ancient Romans had many contributions that were important to the western civilization. Some of their contributions include the aqueducts, public baths, markets, and juries. The Romans were also the greatest builders of the ancient western world.