The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
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Τhe hegemony of the Romans and the tribe of Judah
The falling in favour of the Jewish people, their subjugation by Rome, and the coming of Christ
The communication between Pontius Pilate and the emperor Tiberius about Christ
The persecution of the church under Nero, the first emperor to directly target Christianity
The relatives of Jesus before the emperor Domitian
Jesus is the fulfilment of Jewish prophecy, not Vespasian as Josephus claims
The Epistle of Marcus Aurelius to the Common Assembly of Asia regarding the Christians
The Christianity of Severus Alexander’s mother
The motives for the persecution during the reign of Maximinus
The Christianity of the emperor Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab)
The previously tolerant emperor Valerian is persuaded to persecute the Christians
The behaviour of the church in the lead up the Great Persecution, which pronounced divine judgement
The transition of the Roman government from prosperity to unrest, and the piety of Constantius and Constantine