The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time ... Herod the Great was probably one of the greatest kings of the post-Biblical period in Israel, but you wouldn't want your daughter to date ...

Well, at that time all these places were part of the Roman Empire ... They didn’t have an empire, or an emperor. Instead, they were ruled by kings. When countries are ruled by kings or queens ...

For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family. What’s more, the empire started through ...