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.

23:4 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.
32:6 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.)
39:9 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!”