| A | B |
|---|
| Rome | founded in 753 B.C. |
| Augustus Caesar | first Roman emperor |
| placed under Roman Senate | relatively peaceful provinces |
| emperor ruled directly over | more turbulent imperial provinces |
| Domitian | insisted on being worshiped as "Lord and God" |
| Proconsuls | officers of Roman Senate |
| Procurators | officers of imperial provinces |
| Pontius Pilate | best known of the Roman procurators |
| Pax Romana | time of peace during reign of Roman emperors of the New Testament |
