The Bar Kochba Revolt
a.d. 132–135 News of Hadrian’s plans to transform Jerusalem into a thoroughly Roman city, complete with pagan temples, dashed Jewish hopes of one day rebuilding the… Read More »The Bar Kochba Revolt
a.d. 132–135 News of Hadrian’s plans to transform Jerusalem into a thoroughly Roman city, complete with pagan temples, dashed Jewish hopes of one day rebuilding the… Read More »The Bar Kochba Revolt
a.d. 66–73 Years of growing Jewish resentment toward Roman rule and paganism eventually erupted in full-scale revolt in a.d. 66. The revolt was ignited in Caesarea and quickly… Read More »The First Jewish Revolt
c. 753 b.c.–a.d. 117 From its earliest beginnings as a small kingdom centered in Rome, the Roman Empire eventually grew to become one of the most powerful… Read More »The Rise of the Roman Empire
Map 15: The Spread of Christianity in the First Two Centuries
Map 14: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey and His Voyage to Rome