1. The Wise Men Comunicación y Gerencia Mr. Jeff Rice 21 st Century Church

2. Points of Note Wise Men is the English term used to describe them They came from another country to the east of Jerusalem They found Jesus & family in a house; not in the manger God himself was directly interacting with these men via a mobile star and dream even though they were not Jews. The number of them is not mentioned

3. The Parthian Empire

4. The Roman Empire

5. A view of the city of Hatra. The city, fortified and most prominent under the the Parthian Empire, withstood multiple invasions by the Romans in the 2nd century AD, thanks to its strong fortifications.

6. The Vassal Sub-Kingdoms

7. Each vassal king minted their own coinage

8. The Wise Men in Royal Dress

9. The 3 Magi - Byzantine Mosaic 650 A.D.

10. Parthian Military

11. King Phraates IV of Parthia, son of Orodes II, ruled the Parthian Empire from 37 BC – 2 BC. Was most likely in power at the time the wise men visited Jesus. Bust of his wife

12. Zoroaster / Zarathustra Zoroastrian Logo

13. The Behistun Inscription

14. Mount Behistun

15. Kermanshah Province, Iran

16. The Behistun Inscription

19. Tomb of Darius I

20. Cyrus the Persian

21. Antiquity Unveiled

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