The Rise of Augustus Caesar and the Roman Empire He was the nineteen year old student who inherited a name and conquered a known world. While his great-uncle Julius Caesar was a man of the battlefield, this young heir was a master of the long game a strategist who dismantled a five hundred year old Republic to build an Empire that would endure for centuries. Born Gaius Octavius, he would die as Augustus, the "Revered One," having fundamentally altered the political geography of the Mediterranean

Joseph and Mary traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem for the census ordered by Caesar Augustus. Mary was near to giving birth, and the journey was difficult. When they arrived, the town was crowded, and there was no room in the inn. They found shelter in a humble stable, and there Mary gave birth to Jesus. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger. Angels announced His birth to shepherds nearby, who came to see the Savior. Lesson: Jesus was born in humility, bringing hope and