en_tw/bible/other/rome.md

# Rome, Roman #

## Facts: ##

In New Testament times, the city of Rome was the center of the Roman Empire. It is now the capital city of the modern-day country of Italy.

 * The Roman Empire ruled over all the regions around the Mediterranean Sea, including Israel.
 * The term "Roman" referred to anything relating to the regions that the government in Rome controlled, including Roman citizens and Roman officials.
 * The apostle Paul was taken to the city of Rome as a prisoner because he preached the good news about Jesus.
 * The New Testament book of "Romans" is a letter that Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome.

(See also: [good news](../kt/goodnews.md), [the sea](../other/mediterranean.md), [Pilate](../other/pilate.md), [Paul](../other/paul.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Timothy 01:15-18](en/tn/2ti/help/01/15)
* [Acts 22:25-26](en/tn/act/help/22/25)
* [Acts 28:13-15](en/tn/act/help/28/13)
* [John 11:47-48](en/tn/jhn/help/11/47)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[23:04](en/tn/obs/help/23/04)__ When the time was near for Mary to give birth, the __Roman__ government told everyone to go for a census to the town where their ancestors had lived. 
  __*[32:06](en/tn/obs/help/32/06)__ Then Jesus asked the demon, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion, because we are many." (A "legion" was a group of several thousand soldiers in the __Roman__ army.)
  __*[39:09](en/tn/obs/help/39/09)__ Early the next morning, the Jewish leaders brought Jesus to the __Roman__ governor, Pilate, hoping to have Jesus killed.
  __*[39:12](en/tn/obs/help/39/12)__ The __Roman__ soldiers whipped Jesus and put a royal robe and a crown made of thorns on him. Then they mocked him by saying, "Look, the King of the Jews!"