Jesus of Nazareth

Jewish preacher from Galilee who was crucified in Jerusalem under the Roman governor Pontius Pilate; his followers founded Christianity.

Lived	c. 4 BC – AD 30
Known as	Central figure of Christianity
Birthplace or main place	Nazareth
Places on the map	Jerusalem

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Who ruled these places in his lifetime

Place	At birth (map of 100 BC)	At death (map of 1 BC)
Nazareth	Ptolemaic Kingdom	Roman Empire
Jerusalem	Ptolemaic Kingdom	Judea

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Contemporaries

Lived	Person
63 BC – AD 14	Augustus	First Roman emperor

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.

Jesus of Nazareth

Who ruled these places in his lifetime

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Contemporaries