What was the world like at the time of Jesus’ birth? Answer: The world was ruled by the Roman Empire. They ruled everything. How did the Roman Empire come to rule the world? For starters the Roman general Germanicus. He is known for killing people all across the Rhine area. For 50 miles around the Rhine area he killed women, children, the old and the young. From the General Germanicus point of view only the total annihilation of the population would end war. How did Roman conquer the world? Well now you know. The Romans killed, murdered and beat nations and people groups into submission. Another Roman general named Pompey conquered the Eastern part of the Roman Empire in 64 BC. Because of his great conquest an inscription was placed in a temple in Rome in his honor. The inscription boasts that Pompey took 12 million subjects in surrender in 1,500 towns. [1] How did the Roman Empire rule the world? They dominated, destroyed, intimidated and killed anyone who attempted to stand in t...
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