Pestilence :”A contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.” (Webster’s Dictionary) During the reign of Nero a fire destroyed much of the city of Rome. Many Romans believed the emperor himself was responsible. The Roman historian Tacitus...
Augustus was the emperor of Rome when Jesus was born. When he took the office, the empire was morally bankrupt. Men and women cared little for marriage and childrearing. Prostitution and fornication were common. Augustus had vision enough to see where this behavior...