Jerusalem in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 4 people and 22 moments here, from 5 BC to 133. The most recorded lives are Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle and Saint Peter.

Notable people

  1. Jesus Christ

    from 5 BC to 30

    10 moments here

    Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…

  2. Paul the Apostle

    from 20 to 57

    7 moments here

    Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

  3. Saint Peter

    from 30 to 44

    3 moments here

    Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…

  4. Hadrian

    from 130 to 133

    2 moments here

    Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…

Moments

  1. 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
  2. 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  3. 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ
  4. 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
  5. 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  6. 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  7. 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
  8. 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ
  9. 30 Visited Bethany before the final entry Jesus Christ
  10. 30 Went to Gethsemane and was arrested Jesus Christ
  11. 30 Early leadership of the Jerusalem community Saint Peter
  12. 30 Crucified at Golgotha Jesus Christ
  13. 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
  14. 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  15. 35 Meeting Paul in Jerusalem Saint Peter
  16. 44 Imprisonment under Herod Agrippa I Saint Peter
  17. 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  18. 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  19. 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  20. 57 Final visit and arrest at Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  21. 130 Travels through Judaea and Arabia toward Egypt Hadrian
  22. 133 Returns to Palestine during the revolt Hadrian

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