en_tw_old/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: ../kt/goodnews.md, ../other/mediterranean.md, ../other/pilate.md, ../other/paul.md)

Bible References:

• 2 Timothy 01:15-18
• Acts 22:25-26
• Acts 28:13-15
• John 11:47-48

Examples from the Bible stories:

*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 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 Early the next morning, the Jewish leaders brought Jesus to the Roman governor, Pilate, hoping to have Jesus killed. *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!"