The Bible and Roman Empire December 2, 2018 St Andrew Lutheran Church Beaverton, Oregon Paul Navarre

Dec. 2: The rise and fall of the Roman Empire in 45 minutes Dec. 9: Rome and the Christmas story Dec. 16: Rome and the Easter story Dec. 23: Rome and the early church

Which of these people were leaders of the Roman Empire? Cato the Elder Julius Caesar Marc Antony Cleopatra

Founding of Rome: April 21, 753 BCE

By around 930 BCE, Judaism was divided into a southern Kingdom of Judah and a northern Kingdom of Israel.

In 587 BCE King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon conquered Judah.

538 BCE Cyrus the Great of Persia captures Babylon

509 BCE Political revolution overthrew that last Roman King Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

332 BCE the Persians were defeated by Alexander the Great.

Alexander the Great dies 322 BCE.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes