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(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 is king of the Parthian Empire The Maya in Mesoamerica have developed cities containing temples, pyramids, palaces, courts for...
(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 185 ...
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...
(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 – Feradach Finn Fachtnach is High King of Ireland (source: The Druids,...
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, who will be exiled to Patmos in 89, so Polycarp must be...
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 37 RULERS & ROYALTY:...
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'd 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 cult of the Egyptian goddess, Isis, arrives in the Roman city of Pompeii around this year (Wikipedia) Isis is usually depicted with cow horns on her head,...
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 Han Dynasty rules in China – Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) begins his rule over Syro-Palestine ...
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 don’t call themselves "the Mayans," and, at this point in time, don't have a sense of common identity or political unity (today their...
(Feature Photo: Ancient Persepolis, Credit: Hansueli Krapf, Wikimedia Commons) 585 B.C. Jeremiah’s ministry ends in Judah and he finishes his book 570 B.C. Pythagoras, the Ionian Greek philosopher and eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism (which includes the doctrine of reincarnation) is born; Pythagoras will later claim he is the...
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,...
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 in present-day Tunisia) were mining silver in North Africa...
