The Birth of Christ, or the inauguration of the Christian Era, occurred in Era' in the Julian Period, 4714.

Extent of the Roman Empire:-The Roman Empire, shortly after the birth to the Arabian Deserts.

A.D. Life of

Christ.

1-10

PALESTINE.

The

Armenia was

At the birth of Christ, Herod divided into two the Great occupied the throne parts, Major of Palestine. He died in B.C. and Minor, 4, at which time the kingdom and, at the time was divided between his three of Christ's Ad-surviving sons-Archelaus as Parthian vent, the latter ethnarch received Judæa, kingdom, which was dependent had been founded on Rome. by Arsaces I. in B.C. 250 out of one of the sections of Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire, shortly after the Christian Era underwent what was mount to a revolu

tanta

tion. Augustus, in
return for certain
favours rendered to
him, sent Phraates,
the Parthian king,
a female slave,
Thermusa, who

Samaria and Idumea; Philip was made tetrarch of Auronitis, Gaulonitis, Batanca, Paneas and Trachonitis; and Antipas received, as tetrarch, Galilee and Peræa.

Archelaus was banished in the tenth year of his government (A.D. 6). Judæa and Samaria were annexed to Syria under procurators: troubles ensued among the Jews, chiefly owing to the taxes laid on them. Christ, in the twelfth year of his age, went into the temple and sat among the doctors. Coponius was the first pro

reality four years before the commencement of the so-called Vulgar

of Christ, extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tigris, and from Britain

The Birth of Christ, or the inauguration of the Christian Era, occurred in Era' in the Julian Period, 4714.

Extent of the Roman Empire :-The Roman Empire, shortly after the birth to the Arabian Deserts.

Life of

Christ.

1-10

PALESTINE.

Armenia was

Samaria and Idumea; Philip was made tetrarch of Auronitis, Gaulonitis, Batanca, Paneas and Trachonitis; and Antipas received, as tetrarch,

Galilee and Peræa.

At the birth of Christ, Herod divided into two the Great occupied the throne parts, Major of Palestine. He died in B.C. and Minor, 4, at which time the kingdom and, at the time was divided between his three of Christ's Ad-surviving sons-Archelaus as The Parthian vent, the latter ethnarch received Judæa, kingdom, which was dependent had been founded on Rome. by Arsaces I. in B.C. 250 out of one of the sections of Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire, shortly after the Christian Era underwent what was tantamount to a revolution. Augustus, in return for certain favours rendered to him, sent Phraates, the Parthian king, a female slave, Thermusa, who

Archelaus was banished in the tenth year of his government (A.D. 6). Judæa and Samaria were annexed to Syria under procurators: troubles ensued among the Jews, chiefly owing to the taxes laid on them. Christ, in the twelfth year of his age, went into the temple and sat among the doctors.

Coponius was the first pro

reality four years before the commencement of the so-called 'Vulgar

of Christ, extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tigris, and from Britain