today in class we took notes. Et tu, Brute was Ceaser last words according to Shakespear. His grand nephew took over named Octavious. Switched from a republic to an empire.Started to change over Julius Ceaser's time. Octavian A.K.A Caesar Augustus The first emperor. Means honorific. Nearly a god to them. Took over at the age of 18. Known as the first emperor. begins this long period called the Pax Romana- a period of peace and prosperitity. Buitl roads, aqueducts (brought water to the citites). Set up civil service to take care of roads, the grain supply, even a postal service. He died at age 76 in A.D. 14, and passes power to Tiberius. Jesus was a roman citizen and a practicing Jew. At 30 he began his ministry (A.D. 31-33), preaching to the poor ( and there were lots of them) in the empire, and reaching out to outsiders. Statements like "My kingdom is not of this world" made the romans (and the jews) nervous, and they began to plan his execution The governor of the Roman province of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (prompted by Jewish high priests), sentences Jesus to death by crucifixion. Paul is the instrumental in telling the world about Jesus' life, death, resurrection and message. He travels far and wide: Cyprus, Anatolia, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Rome, Jerusalem, and maybe even Spain and Britain. He writes letters to many of those he spoke to- these epistles are a part of the New Testament. If not for the efforts of Paul, it is likely that Jesus remains an obscure preacher, instead of the central figure of the world's largest religion.