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Introduction Intro Ready to listen in on the 200's? Click here for a YouTube playlist of music & ambiance. (Feature Photo: Arch of Septimius Severus, photo taken in 2015; Credit: Wikimedia Commons) 200 RULERS & ROYALTY: Septimius Severus is Roman Emperor – Zephyrinus is pope/bishop of Rome – Vologases V...
Intro Intro Paragraph Music (Feature Photo: A section of the Parthian monument from the ancient city of Ephesus in the Ephesus Museum in Vienna Austria, the section show is called "The Emperor's Apotheosis"; Credit: Manfred Werner, Wikimedia Commons) 184 Origen (early Christian scholar who influenced Eusebius) is born in Alexandria, Egypt...
Intro Intro Paragraph Music (Feature Photo: The View From Carthage Hill; Credit: Wikimedia Commons) 150 Tertullian, the “father of Latin theology” is born in Carthage around this year, after his conversion to Christianity he began writing books to promote the Christian faith (Church History in Plain Language pg. 33)...
Intro Intro Paragraph Music (Feature Photo: Arch of Hadrian, Roman Emperor, in Jerash in the present-day country of Jordan, the city in Hadrain's day was called Gerasa, it was built to honor him during his visit between 129-130 A.D.; Credit: Wikimedia Commons) 132 Bar Kokbah rebellion, possible rebuilding...
Intro Intro Paragraph Music (Feature Photo: Part of the Roman Emperor Hadrian's wall on the border of England and Scotland taken in the year 2017, Credit: Carole Raddato, Wikimedia Commons) 100 RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Trajan is Roman Emperor – Evaristus is the pope/bishop of Rome Polycarp, future bishop of Smyrna, turns...
Introduction A note on the above photo Listen to the era here. 80 RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Titus is Roman Emperor – Anacletus is pope/bishop of Rome Construction on the Colosseum is finished Future bishop of Smyrna Polycarp, turns 11; Tradition holds that he becomes a disciple of John the Apostle,...
Introduction A note on the above photo Listen to the era here 36 RULERS & ROYALTY: Caesar Tiberius is Roman Emperor – The Han Dynasty is ruling in China – The Second Gonanda Dynasty rules over Kashmir (part of present day India), Meghavahana is its first king ...
Welcome to the first century! First, let's talk dating methods... In ancient Rome, they didn't use numbered years, but rather denoted a year by saying which two men were consuls that year, so instead of saying, "I was born in 50 A.D," you's say "I was born when Servianus (for...
100 B.C. Eyes of Rome turn toward Britain as a source of wealth and trade (Foundations, by Peter Ackroyd, pg. 22) The Isaiah Scroll, a complete copy of the book of Isaiah, is copied by the Qumran community in Israel (100-75 B.C.) The Gaulish Celts create a calendar (now called...
Introduction A note on the above photo Listen to the era here. 200 B.C. RULERS & ROYALTY: The Han Dynasty rules in China 188 B.C. RULERS & ROYALTY: The Han Dynasty rules in China Seleucids driven from Asia Minor by Romans 175 B.C. RULERS & ROYALTY: The...
325 B.C. RULERS & ROYALTY: Alexander the Great is ruler over the Greek Empire Pytheas, a Greek navigator, makes a voyage of exploration to northwestern Europe and sails around the British Isles, he notices that it is a country of many kings... “he came from the western colony of...
INTERTESTMENTAL PERIOD The Bible skips Greek period of Israel’s history, picks back up during the Roman occupation – 4/5 B.C., Interesting that it begins after prophesying the date of the return of the Messiah and then picks back up when that date is fulfilled 425 B.C. Herodotus, the...
Feature photo: Erechtheum in the Acropolis, Athens 500 B.C. The Mayan Civilization’s cities now possess monumental architecture, including large temples with elaborate stucco facades, the Mayans didn’t call themselves the Mayans, and didn’t have a sense of common identity or political unity (today, their descendants, are collectively called the...
Introduction Listen to the sounds of the era here... (Feature Photo: Ancient Persepolis, Credit: Hansueli Krapf, Wikimedia Commons) 585 B.C. Jeremiah’s ministry ends in Judah and he finishes his book 562 B.C. King Nebuchadnezzar II dies 559 B.C. RULERS & ROYALTY: Cyrus the Great begins his rule...
700 B.C. Book of Isaiah compiled/written (700-680), Isaiah writes in his book: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,...
Introduction Listen to the sounds of the era here. 800 B.C. Iron Age hillfort created where Dover Castle will eventually stand, massive earth ramparts and ditches are constructed that will provide the foundation for the medieval castle’s curtain walls, regular cross-training trading takes place The people of Carthage (Phoenician city...
