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The romans controlled almost half of Europe because they were more advanced and had the best weapons and armour for war and battles, this helped them win the three wars against Carthage and inheriting vast Punic empire in Carthage thus for helping them start the roman empire. The roman empire lasted 503 years from 27BC-476AD. One of the main languages spoken was Latin and some of the main regions were Macedonia, Cyprus, Crete Achaia, Thessalonica and some of the main cities were Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Carthage, Ephesus. The different ethnic groups where the Latins, Greeks, goths, Serbians, Albian’s, Aromanians, and people and goods were transported using boats, animals and walking. The romans were very inclusive of different religions and most people believed in polytheistic religions.

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Saul converted to Paul while on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians when he was blinded for three days by a bright light saying “Saul, Saul why do you persecute me” after the light disappeared he continued onto Damascus were he started spreading the word of christianity rather than persecuting Christians. This is a significant time in history as if Paul hadn’t converted Christianity wouldn't be as big as a community as it is today.

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In Pauls first journey he travelled with Barnabas to spread the word of Christianity for the first time. He started off in Antioch he then travelled to Seleucia and then Salamis, Paphos, Perga, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe and then back to Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian Antioch, Perga, Attalia and finished back in Antioch again.  Some of the key things that happened during his journey was going to different people and converting Gentiles to believe in Jesus and God

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St Paul wrote many letters to new Christian communities, Churches and individuals during his life.  He wrote to people for many different reasons including giving advice on certain situations and to clarify things. Some of the situations that he gave advice on was when the church was in denial because people were all saying there are different ways to become Christian and he sent a letter stating what the way that Jesus said it should be although after sending this letter he got lots of personal attacks he then he sent another letter stating that Jesus’ death and resurrection was the centre of their faith. Paul clarified what it meant to be Christian and unity of the Christian church meant

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A cultural challenge for Paul was when the Jewish-Christians started preaching saying that as Jewish law stated that they all had to be circumcised even though they weren’t Jews and they were Christians. Paul then told them that they didn't have to be circumcised and all they had to do was to love God and Jesus. This was a cultural challenge for Paul as people were getting angry and shaming him for saying that they didn't have to get circumcised. He said this not to say that no one had to be circumcised but Christians didn't have to as it was Jewish law not Christian.

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The ideas in the Galatians chapter 3 are that everyone is human and everyone is equal there is no difference between people and we are all a chid also an heir through God. Galatians 3:28 states that “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus” This relates to our world today with equality between nationalities, gender and sexuality.