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*46 BC Julius Caesar institutes [[Julian Calendar]].
*27 BC-180 AD [[Pax Romana]].
*20 BC Herod the Great begins to rebuild the a [[w:Herod's Temple|massive renovation and expansion]] of the [[w:Second Temple|Second Temple in Jerusalem]] complex; the main internal struggles amongst the Jews during this era (up to 70 AD) were between the [[w:Pharisees|Pharisees]] and the [[w:Sadducees|Sadducees]], as well as the [[w:Essenes|Essenes]] and [[w:Zealotry|Zealots]].
*ca.4 BC '''[[Nativity|Christ is born]] in Bethlehem'''; 14,000 [[Holy Innocents]] slain in Bethlehem.
*1 ''Assumption of Moses'', Jewish apocrypha written.
