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330 BCE
Alexander the great concurs the Mediterranean
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323 BCE
Alexander the great dies
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167 BCE
Maccabees defeat the assimilated jews
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46 BCE
Julius Caesar becomes dictator for life
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27 BCE
His nephew Octavian (new name Augustus Caesar) officially turned Rome into an empire.
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5
Jesus is born
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28
Jesus wanders around preaching the end of the world and a message of repentance and radical forgiveness, and that no one should be rich. Some Jews begin to believe he is the Messiah.
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37
Jew turn Jesus in
Some of the Sadducees don’t think this Jesus guy questioning their power base is such a hot idea. They possibly aid the Romans in his capture. That doesn’t mean ‘Jews killed Jesus.’ Nobody makes the Roman Empire do something they don’t want to do. The Roman governor of Judea executes Jesus in a humiliating way reserved for petty criminals and slave rebellions. This turns out to be a mistake. -
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Paul goes around creating christianity
A Jew named Paul has a vision of Jesus and decides to become a Jesus follower. He preaches specifically to non-Jews, and tells them they don’t have to convert or observe Jewish law to follow Jesus. This is a very popular message. -
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Jews rebel against Rome
Jews rise against Rome. Now everybody really thinks the world is ending, which makes it a perfect breeding ground for this new Jesus cult. -
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bye bye temple #2
The temple is destroyed. Massive disaster, like the worst thing that can happen. How can we be Jews now?