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1832 BCE
Flavius Josephus, Jewish War
WHEREAS the war which the Jews made with the Romans hath been the greatest of all those, not only that have been in our times, but, in a manner, of those that ever were heard of; both of those wherein cities have fought against cities, or nations against nations. -
70 BCE
Gospel of Mark written
Although some scholars disagree, the vast majority of researchers believe that Mark was the first Gospel to be written, sometime around the year 70. -
66 BCE
Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by Roman military forces
The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War. The Roman army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second-in-command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by its Jewish defenders in 66. -
64 BCE
Great fire in Rome
History has blamed Nero for the disaster, implying that he started the fire so that he could bypass the senate and rebuild Rome to his liking. -
54 BCE
Nero becomes Roman Emperor
Nero became Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 AD. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and like him, became emperor. He died on the 9 June 68 AD -
51 BCE
Paul’s letters to his communities
The First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians follows his Letter to the Romans in the New Testament of the Bible. Paul then wrote a Second Letter to the Corinthians, again in response to issues that arose with time. The letter was sent in 51 AD -
50 BCE
Paul joins the Christian movement
Paul joins the Christian movement in 50 A.D. -
50 BCE
Gospel of Matthew written
On the surface this could imply that Matthew's gospel itself was written in Hebrew or Aramaic by the apostle Matthew and later translated into Greek. -
27 BCE
Augustus Caesar
Augustus Caesar became emperor in 16 January 27 BC -
14 BCE
Tiberius becomes roman emperor
Tiberious became roman emperor in 14 to 36 BC. Tiberius would later marry Augustus' daughter (from his marriage to Scribonia. He died on the 16 March 37 AD. -
4 BCE
Birth of Jesus
Jesus was born on the 25th of December. -
4 BCE
Death of King Herod the Great
He died in 4 BC due to natural causes -
1 CE
Death of Jesus
Jesus died on April 1st sometime in the 1st century. -
14
Paul arrested in Jerusalem and imprisoned
When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! -
66
First Jewish Revlot
The First Jewish–Roman War, sometimes called the Great Revolt, was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews of Judea Province against the Roman Empire.
