Rome Review

Caesar Augustus- first emperor
Pax Romana- a period of peace
Jesus
-was a Roman citizen
-Jewish
-started his ministry at the age of 30 (AD 31-33)

Caligula
-Tiberus' adopted grandson
-in the Caesar bloodline
-gave people freedom of speech
-made government spending a matter of public record
-fights with the senate
-declares himself a god and put statues in Jewish temples
-he went psycho- slept around and bragged about it, indulged in too much spending and sex, tried to make his horse a consul
-was killed at the age of 28

Claudius
-probably had cerebral palsy or polio
-last adult male in Caesars' family
-ostracized by his family
-conquered Britain
-His wife was planning to kill him and give power to her lover

66 AD a group of Jews called Zealots tried to rebel- Roman troop burned their temple down except for one wall (Western Wall) 1/2 a million Jews died in the rebellion

At this point, Christianity was viewed as a cult because they had to worship in secret. If caught, they were often executed