Awake, awake, put on strength. Awake as in the ancient days, in the generations of old.

Isaiah 51:9

Small, Unpromising Beginnings

The church is a perpetually defeated thing that always survives her conquerors. Hilaire Belloc

August 22
55 BC: Julius Caesar began preparations for an invasion of Britain from Gaul. 1485: King Richard III was killed in battle. 1768: John Witherspoon established his office at the College of New Jersey. 1775: King George III declared a rebellion in the American colonies. 1902: Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to ride in a car. 1911: The priceless Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre.

The Roman Empire

The greatest accomplishment of Rome was neither political or military; it was cultural. It was the establishment of a culture of peace and prosperity. Paul Johnson

The Caesars
Gaius Julius Caesar (49-44 BC) Roman Civil War (44-27 BC) Octavian Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) Tiberius (14-37)

Julian Dynasty

Year of Chaos

Caligula (37-41) Claudius (41-54) Nero (54-68) Galba (68-69) Otho (69) Vitellius (69)

The Caesars
Vespasian (69-79) Flavian Dynasty Titus (79-81) Domitian (81-96) Nerva (96-98)

Nervan Dynasty

Trajan (98-117) Hadrian (117-138) Antonius Pius (138-161) Marcus Aurelias (161-180) Commodus (180-193)

The Caesars
Augustus Severus (193) Pertinax (193) Severan Dynasty

Septimius Severus (193-211) Caracalla (211217)

Macrinus (217218) Elagabalus (218222) Alexander Severus (222235) 26 Barracks Emperors (235-249) 6 Illyrian Emperors (249-284) Diocletian (284-305)

3rd Century Crisis

Praeparatio Evangelica
Fabri: Roman Roads Pavimentum Statumen; Rudus; Nucleus Beaconline; Mille; Milestones Single Span Bridges: Bell Arch Pontifex Multiple Spans: Coffer; Piers; Hoists Bridge Builder; Priest

Stability, Safety, and Security

Pax Romana Expedited Travel and Transport Standardized Rule of Law

Praeparatio Evangelica
Fabri: Roman Roads Pavimentum Statumen; Rudus; Nucleus Beaconline; Mille; Milestones Single Span Bridges: Bell Arch Pontifex Multiple Spans: Coffer; Piers; Hoists Bridge Builder; Priest

Stability, Safety, and Security

Pax Romana Expedited Travel and Transport Standardized Rule of Law

Praeparatio Evangelica
Fabri: Roman Roads Pavimentum Statumen; Rudus; Nucleus Beaconline; Mille; Milestones Single Span Bridges: Bell Arch Pontifex Multiple Spans: Coffer; Piers; Hoists Bridge Builder; Priest

Stability, Safety, and Security

Pax Romana Expedited Travel and Transport Standardized Rule of Law

Praeparatio Evangelica
Latin in the West Lingua Franca

Koinois

Diaspora

Greek in the East Academies and Conservatories Baths and Gymnasiums Palaces and Temples Theaters and Arenas The Scattering of the Church, Circa 32 The Antiochian Mission, Circa Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD

In the Fullness of Time

Unified Roman Roads Unified Roman Culture Unified Roman Commerce Unified Roman Justice Unified Roman Language Without the unifying effects of Roman imperial civilization, it is difficult to imagine how the Christian Gospel could have possibly spread throughout the whole known world as fast as it did during the first two centuries after Christ. Michael Green

The Twelve
Apostles Peter Andrew James John Philip Bartholomew Missions Antioch; Rome Scythia; Epirus Iberia Ephesus Hieropolis Tigris; Indus Disciples Ignatius; Clement Stachys Iria Flavia Polycarp Polycrates Pantaenus

The Twelve
Apostles Matthew Thomas James Alpheus Thaddeus Simon Matthais Missions Judea; Parthia Euphrates; Indus Black; Caspian Macedonia Egypt; Libya Ethiopia Disciples Lipsius Addai; Aggai Hesippius Gerusalis Tertulius Hyssius

Epistles and Didaches

The Canon
c. 45
James

c. 50
Gal

c. 54
1 Cor

c. 55
Eph

c. 68

c. 70

1, 2 Ths

2 Cor
Rom

Col
Philem Phil

Mark 1 Ptr Matthew Acts Luke

Jude 2 Ptr 1, 2, 3 Jn John

Revelation

The Christianization Process

Protagonist Jesus Paul Ignatius Polycarp Tertullian Athanasius Antagonist Sanhedrin Pharasees Docetists Marcion Gnostics Arias Issue Law Grace Church Sovereign Holiness Locus Judah Diaspora Syria Byzantium North Africa

Immaterialism Christendom

Chrysostom

Eudoxia

Materialism

Empire

FCS Chapel
He has shown you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

Awake, awake, put on strength. Awake as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Isaiah 51:9