Emperor Constantine assembled a council of Christian bishops in the city of Ancyra (modern Ankara – but was later relocated in favor of the city of Nicaea [modern Iznik, Turkey]). The council was originally gathered as the first effort to reconcile St. Alexander of Alexandria and the Libyan presbyter, Arius of Alexandria. This started because […]
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Huastec Builders of El Tajin Create Fresh Water Canals for Irrigation Near the Sea
The pre-Columbian Huastec civilization flourished near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in what is now the state of Veracruz. It is not as popular as other Mesoamerican civilizations, but it is no less as intriguing as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Aztec, and other Mesoamerican civilizations. The Huastec cities shared many traits with other […]
Rome: Emperors, Rule of the Military
Background Rome was at its lowest point during the rule of the Military Emperors (235-284 AD according to the Bible Timeline with World History). In a period of 49 years, fourteen people held the title of emperor, most of whom seized and consolidated their powers through their command of the military. The years of the […]
Apostolic Ministry Begins (33 AD), The
The Apostolic Ministry began after the Jewish holiday of Pentecost. A bewildered crowd had gathered after they heard the apostles (as well as other believers who were with them) speak in other languages. They had thought that those present were only drunk. Peter addressed the crowd in his Pentecost sermon—which was also the first ever […]
Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico (Population: 40,000)
Teotihuacan was one of the greatest Mesoamerican cities with a sizable population at its peak that rivaled contemporary cities such as ancient Rome and Luoyang of the Eastern Han. According to the Bible Timeline with World History, the population had reached about 40,000 before 25 AD. Teotihuacan was a city laid out in a neat […]
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was the second Hasmonean king after Aristobulus and the son of Maccabeean leader John Hyrcanus. According to the Bible Timeline with World History, he lived around 98 BC. His reign was full of conflict with Judea’s neighbors and marred by conflicts within Judea itself. Much of what we know about Alexander Jannaeus came […]
Teotihuacan Becomes the Cultural, Religious, and Trading Center of Mesoamerica
Teotihuacan, the Nahuatl word for “the place or city of the gods”, was one of the biggest and most significant cities in ancient Mesoamerica. This city, located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico, was occupied in the ancient times. Refugees from the nearby Cuicuilco further swelled its population to up to 200,000 […]
10 Bible Study Habits you need to stop doing immediately!
1. Starting without prayer. It is difficult to start out a scripture study session under the pressure of stress. Prayer can help relieve your tensions and clear your mind from current problems or distractions. Conducting your studies under the guidance of prayer can not only help you understand Biblical meaning, but may lead to scriptural […]
Chandragupta Maurya
One of the greatest persons who lived at the same time as Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Achaemenid king Darius III was the founder of the Mauryan empire Chandragupta (340-297 BC). Chandragupta Maurya is recorded on the Bible Timeline with World History around 315 BC. He was known to Greek and Roman historians […]
Tertullian in Apology, and Augustine in the City of God.
The Greek Bible or Septuagint was one of the first attempts to gather, translate, and arrange the books of the Bible into what it looks like today. The Septuagint came from the Latin word ‘septuaginta’ which means seventy, representing the seventy (or seventy-two) scholars or elders who translated the Jewish scriptures to Koine Greek. This […]