Augustus Caesar's World
A Story of Ideas and Events from B.C. 44 to 14 A.D
San Luis Obispo, CA : Beautiful Feet Books, [1975]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 330 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Parallels comparative religious, social, and political forces which characterized and influenced the Roman Empire during the period just preceding and just following the birth of Christ. Examines contemporary events in Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, and Persia as well as Rome.
Contents:
Part I: When Augustus was the schoolboy Octavius -- Tell how Julius Caesar was murdered by his enemies -- An astrologer studied the stars and predicted the future -- Young Octavius tried to avenge his great-uncle's death -- Cleopatra, Egypt's beautiful queen, sailed for home with Caesar's small son -- The Roman calendar was made, and July was named -- Juno's geese saved the Capitol -- The Saturnalia was celebrated at our Christmas season -- Part II: When Octavius was the young general Octavian -- Telling how Hanukkah was celebrated in Jerusalem -- Herod, the young governor of Galilee, made himself useful to the Romans and hated by the Jews -- Brutus saw a ghost at Philippi, and near-sighted Cassius made a great mistake -- Antony fell in love with Cleopatra, and she won a bet with him by swallowing a pearl -- Herod fled to Rome, and was made King of the Jews -- Jerusalem was besieged and sheep were hoisted over the temple walls -- Antony foolishly sailed away form the battle of Actium -- Cleopatra found death in a small basket of fruit -- Octavian celebrated a three day triumph as master of the Roman world -- Part III: When Octavian was given the title of Augustus -- Telling how the Druid priests of Gaul gathered mistletoe from the sacred oak -- The primitive Germans and Britains lived -- Virgil happened to write his poem about Aeneas -- Father Time swallowed his children, and Mars and the other gods came to be worshipped -- A new religion was brought back from Persia by Roman prisoners of war -- Sunday and the other six days got their names -- Herod built a new Temple for the Jews -- Hillel, the great Pharisee, answered an important question -- Augustus was made a god -- Part IV: When Augustus was worshipped as a god -- Telling how the Roman emperor was also pharaoh and god of Egypt -- "Cleopatra's needles" were moved from the city of the sun -- A visit was paid to the sacred crocodile -- A picnic was held beneath the famous lighthouse -- The bible was translated into Greek -- Greek philosophers answered three puzzling questions -- A strangely bright "star" appeared in the sky -- Strabo wrote of the world in his geography -- The month was named August -- The Mayans lived in America -- The sun was worshipped by natives of Peru and Japan -- Silk was carried from China to Rome -- The teaching of Lao Tzu and Confucius were remembered in China -- The world's oldest sacred book was written and the caste system began in India -- The emperor of China received the wisdom of Buddha -- Part V: When Augustus was honored as the father of his country -- Telling how the return of the sun in December was celebrated in many lands -- Matthew and Luke wrote about the birth of Jesus -- Tiberius was finally adopted by Augustus as his heir -- A boy of Nazareth learned about the Hebrew prophets -- Hermann became the first German hero -- The Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem, and Jesus talked with the wisemen -- Augustus died, and Tiberius took his place -- Then, looking ahead to the year 29 -- How Jesus was baptised by John the baptist, and what he taught his followers -- How we was crucified -- How Paul carried a new religion to Rome -- A new year 1 was to be established on the Roman calendar, and the old Saturnalia replaced by Christmas.
Subjects:
Bible. New Testament -- History of contemporary events.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Bible. New Testament -- History of contemporary events.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
ISBN:
0964380323
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