The Pocket Book of What, When and Who on Earth: Fascinating Facts about Christianity

By George Courtauld

A compendium of fascinating information about Christianity, including important plants, symbolic animals, common variations on the cross, and much more   A concise and convenient book about Christianity, this pocket book is perfectly formatted for anyone interested in learning more about religion

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nine Elms Books Ltd
• Release date: Apr 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781903071458

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TIMELINE

c.2550 The Great Pyramid of Khufu.

c.1750 The Babylonian Eye for an Eye Law.

c.1650 Jacob and his sons move to Egypt.

c.1250 The Trojan War.

c.1225 Moses given the Ten Commandments.

c.1055-15 The reign of King David.

c.970 The Death of King Solomon of Israel.

c.930 The southern half of Israel splits off to become Judah.

c.776 The first Olympic Games.

c.753 Rome founded by Romulus and Remus.

c.750 The Prophet Isaiah active.

c.720 The people of Israel in Assyria.

c.700 The Prophet Jeremiah active.

604-561 The reign of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

c.590 The people of Judah in Babylon.

563-483 The Life of Buddha.

551-479 The Life of Confucius.

c.540 The Israelites return from exile.

490 The Greek victory over the Persians at Marathon.

430-404 Athens fights Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

399 The death of Socrates.

384-332 The life of Aristotle.

356-323 The life of Alexander the Great.

264-146 The Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage.

214 The Great Wall of China completed.

44BC Caesar assassinated.

27BC–14AD Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome.

4, 3 or 0 BC The Birth of Jesus.

Father forgive them for they know not what they do.

Dominie Quo Vadis? Lord where are you going?

The glory of God is a man fully alive.

By this sign shall ye conquer.

You have conquered, O Galilean.

Give me chastity and continency – but not yet.

We are therefore about to establish a school of the Lord’s service in which we hope to introduce nothing harsh or burdensome.

Not Angles but Angels.

It is better never to begin a good work, than, having begun it, to stop.

The voice of the people is the voice of God. Charlemagne’s secretary, Alcuin.

God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.