Greeks vrs. Persians
This young Macedonian king overthrew the Persian Empire at the Battle of Issus.
Who was Alexander the Great?
Who was Romulus?
This Persian Emperor sent the Jews back home after an exile in Babylon.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
This Roman Emperor ordered a census of all Roman provinces, bringing Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem.
Who was Caesar Augustus?
He was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC, and his dying words were, “Et tu, Brute?”
Who was Julius Caesar?
Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea are famous battles of this war.
What are the Persian Wars?
A series of 3 wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire, ending with the sacking of Carthage, and with Rome owning the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica.
What were the Punic wars?
In 164 BC, the Jews pushed out the oppressive Seleucid Empire, and today the holiday of Hanukkah celebrates God’s provision of holy oil during that time.
This group of religious legalists found themselves in conflict with the Son of God.
Who were the Pharisees?
This civil war lasted for 50 years, and started after four emperors in a row were murdered, starting with Caracalla.
What was the Crisis of the Third Century?
This building housed a 40 ft. statue made of ivory and gold, and was dedicated to the goddess of wisdom.
What is the Parthenon?
If the legends are true, this place had it all: ceiling studded with gems, floor mapping the known world with quicksilver for rivers, and it was guarded by an underground army.
What was the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor?
Rebuilt in 538 BC under Cyrus the Great, and later fixed up by Herod, it was destroyed in AD 70 by Titus Vespasian.
What was the Second Temple in Jerusalem?)
This is what the second temple was supposed to be, but according to Jesus it had become a ‘den of robbers’.
What is a house of prayer?
This building’s real name was the “Flavian Amphitheatre”, but its nickname is what it is commonly known by.
What is the Colosseum?
He was the first to build a democratic government in Athens in 508 BC.
Who was Cleisthenes?
This ancient Chinese dynasty was known for bringing a 'golden age' to its people and a new connection with the west.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This king of Judah tore down every high place and rediscovered the law of Moses.
Who was King Josiah?
This Apostle was elected by the other 11 to replace Judas Iscariot.
Who was Matthias?
In AD 380, this Roman Emperor made the Roman Catholic Church the official church of the empire.
Who was Emperor Theodosius?
Its destruction was noted by the prophet Naham, who wrote, "The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved."
What is the Fall of Ninevah?
"The die is cast."
“There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days.”
Who was Daniel?
“Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
Who is John the Baptist?
“Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father…”
What is the Nicene Creed?