"Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled" (Luke 2:1). During the reign of Herod the Great the government of Palestine was conducted practically without interference from Rome except, of course, as regarded th...
1.An army commander in the Roman Republic. 2.The supreme power of the Roman emperor. 3.The head of state and supreme commander in the Roman Empire, in whose name all victories were won. [Latinimperātōr; seeemperor.] im·per′a·to′ri·al(ĭm-pĕr′ə-tôr′ē-əl)adj. ...
designation of C. Julius Caesar Octavianus. The inheritance was a perilous one; his mother and others would have dissuaded him from accepting it, but he, confident in his abilities, declared at once that he would undertake its obligations, and discharge the sums bequeathed by the dictator to t...
you may have noticed that I have given the Legend X, Phantom and Zeus names of the first Roman triumvirate. Legend X was Pompeius, Phantom Crassus and Zeus Caesar. Those of you who have paid attention during history classes might know that Caesar’s heir was Gaius Octavius, better known a...