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First emperor - Caesar Augustus
Began the Pax Romana
Paul tells about Jesus' life, death, resurrection and message
Travels to Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem, and maybe even Spain and Britain.
Caligula:
In addition to being Germanicus' son, he was Tiberius adopted grandson and great nephew
-putting him next in line for emperor
He started off well; granting bonuses to those in the military, declaring treason trails a thing of the past, and made government spending a matter of public record
All in all, the first seven months of Caligula's reign were "completely blissful" according to Philo
Begins to fight with the Senate
He claimed to be a god, and has statues displayed in many places - including the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem (sacrilege)
Other ex: Cruelty and insanity: he slept with other men's wives and bragged about it, indulged in too much spending and sex and even tried to make a horse a consul and a priest (at least that's what his critics said)
Assassinated by his own aides, AD 41 (age 28)

Next in line: Claudius
Ostracized by his family because of his disabilities (limp, slight deafness, possible speech impediment - thought to be cerebral palsy or polio) he was the last adult male in his when Caligula was killed.

He rose to the occasion: he conquered Britain's; he built roads, canals and aqueducts; he renovated the Circus Maximus

Has an awful to Messalina, who was quite often unfaithful to him, plotted to kill him with Silius, he orders for them to be killed .

Religious Troubles:
Christianity and Judaism: monotheistic
Romans had many gods, plus at times the emperor was viewed as a god
AD 66: a group of Jews called the Zealots tried to rebel, but the Roman troops put them down and burned their temple (expect for one wall)
The Western Wall is the holiest of all Jewish Shrines
Half million Jews died

Persecutions of Christians:
Romans were harsh  to those who would not worship the emperor
Especially Christians, who were viewed as followers of a new, upstart religion(cult)
despite the oppression, Christianity grew quickly - by AD 200 around 10 percent of the ppl in the Roman Empire were Christians.



Timeline:
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula