ancient empires of the bible: the romans

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Understanding the People of the Biblical World

One of God’s “Rosetta Stones”

for Understanding God’s Word

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ld Genesis 10NoahJaphethTiras

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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2000 BCAbraham

1500 BCMoses

1000 BCDavid

500 BCBabylonian

Captivity

4 BCBirth of Jesus

Etruscans Romans

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The Etruscan Language

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Literature has survived. Most

of our knowledge of this language comes from

grave markers.

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Claudius’ History of the

Etruscans

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The Fall of the

Etruscans

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Rembrandt’s Lucretia

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The Structure

of the Republic

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The Disintegration of the Roman

Family

Frequent and Easy Divorce

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Family

An Extreme Movement of Women’s Liberation

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An Unfortunate Decline in Parental Authority

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The Transition from the Republic to the Empire

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ld 4 Causes of the Fall of the RepublicNick Rauh – Perdue University

1.The Rise of Popular Tribunes. (133-121 B.C.)

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2. The Rise of Private Armies.

Sulla

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3. The First Triumvirate (59-53 B.C.)

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4. Caesar’s Dictatorship. (46-44 B.C.)

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Jan. 16, 27 BC–August 19 AD 14

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•Criminalized Adultery.•Incentivized Marriage and Childbirth. •Taxed prostitutes and forbade the paying of such workers with any coin bearing his image.

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Reigned:

AD 14 - AD 37

Tiberius

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Christ•The Roman policy of continuing to favor Greek as a language of trade was significant in the spread of the gospel.

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•The Romans built an extensive network of roads which were used by the early believers in spreading the gospel.

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Christ•The “Pax Romana” (Roman Peace) provided a period of stability within the empire which also favored the growth of the early church.

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ld Galatians 4:4-5 (NLT)4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

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Learn From the Romans?

1.The disintegration of the Nuclear Family will destroy any society, no matter how strong!

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2.Legislation alone cannot restore morality to a society. Only a genuine turning to God results in real reformation!

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3. Power corrupts and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely!

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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