Jerusalem in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 9 people and 27 moments here, from 63 BC to 327. The most recorded lives are Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle and Saint Peter.

Notable people

  1. 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…

  2. Helena, mother of Constantine I

    in 327

    1 moment here

    Flavia Julia Helena, later Augusta, was the mother of Constantine I. The surviving evidence supports only a sparse itinerary: a traditional Bithynian…

  3. James the Great

    in 44

    1 moment here

    James the Great, also called James son of Zebedee, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The surviving chronological record for his movements is…

  4. 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;…

  5. Matthew the Apostle

    in 30

    1 moment here

    Matthew the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles. The surviving sources securely place him at a tax-collection station in Capernaum when called by…

  6. 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…

  7. Pompey

    in 63 BC

    1 moment here

    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic.…

  8. Saint Nicholas

    in 312

    1 moment here

    Early Christian bishop traditionally identified as Nicholas of Myra. The surviving biographical tradition is substantially later than his lifetime,…

  9. 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.…

Moments

  1. 63 BC Siege and entry into Jerusalem Pompey
  2. 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
  3. 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  4. 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ
  5. 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
  6. 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  7. 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  8. 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
  9. 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ
  10. 30 Visited Bethany before the final entry Jesus Christ
  11. 30 Went to Gethsemane and was arrested Jesus Christ
  12. 30 Prayer with the apostles after the ascension Matthew the Apostle
  13. 30 Early leadership of the Jerusalem community Saint Peter
  14. 30 Crucified at Golgotha Jesus Christ
  15. 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
  16. 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  17. 35 Meeting Paul in Jerusalem Saint Peter
  18. 44 Death under Herod Agrippa James the Great
  19. 44 Imprisonment under Herod Agrippa I Saint Peter
  20. 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  21. 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  22. 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  23. 57 Final visit and arrest at Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  24. 130 Travels through Judaea and Arabia toward Egypt Hadrian
  25. 133 Returns to Palestine during the revolt Hadrian
  26. 312 Residence at the Saint George monastery Saint Nicholas
  27. 327 Departure from Jerusalem Helena, mother of Constantine I

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