Emperors

Question 1

Augustus (BC 24-14 AD)

Answer 1

24 BC - 14 AD

• emperor during birth of Jesus
• started the emperor as a divine being
• “emperor worship”

Question 2

Tiberius (15-37 AD)

Answer 2

15 - 37 AD

• emperor in charge during the public ministry of Jesus
• baptism of Jesus: new title: Jesus the Christ (“the Anointed One”)

Question 3

Caligula (37-41 AD)

Answer 3

37 - 41 AD

• Boldly commanded to be worshiped
• Ordered a statue of himself in Jerusalem - made it a divine office
• But he died and it never happened

Question 4

Claudius (41-54 AD)

Answer 4

41-54 AD

• Expelled prominent Christian leaders from Rome
• Expelled Christian residence from Rome
• Reason: their worship and behaviors caused civil disobedience against the emperor

Question 5

Nero (54-64 AD)

Answer 5

54-64 AD
- Highly persecuted Christians openly
=> Around Rome, not entire empire
- Peter and Paul martyred during his reign
- Prisoners tied to columns inside a giant hole

Question 6

Vespasian (67-79 AD)

Answer 6

67-79 AD

• Began to crush the Jewish revolt militarily
• general under Nero
• Son Titus - his army destroyed the Jewish Temple in 70 AD

Question 7

Domitian (79-96 AD)

Answer 7

79-96 AD

• Continued the persecution throughout the empire
• Writing of the book of Revelation to inspire Christians