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Another timeline, really?
It's been on my mind for awhile.

What about "Is Rome Worth One Man's Life" and "The Eternal Flame Dies Out"?
The former is dead for now and I have been updating the latter a lot recently. What more do you want from me?

So you're abandoning it for this?
What? No. Did you not hear what I just said?

Fine, fine. What's a TLIGGT?
Timline in God's Given Time. I don't know if it's gonna last a week, a month, a year, or longer, hence the name.

So you're stealing Tsar Gringo's idea?
More like appropriating it for my own uses and helping to popularize it.

Wow, you're so edgy.
That wasn't even a question. Please kindly fuck off.

You're edginess is so sharp, I think I just cut myself on it.
Didn't I just tell you to fuck off?

Yeah, yeah, whatever. So what's this timeline about anyway?
I've had enough with you. If you wanna find out, read for yourself.

I think I'll pass.
Then fuck off.

[FONT=Algerian, fantasy]The nazarean emperor[/FONT]
[FONT=Algerian, fantasy]A tliggt by slydessertfox[/FONT]


[FONT=Algerian, fantasy]Prologue
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[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]Jesus Volusianus put down his copy of Chrysippus and motioned for his slave Zosimus to bring him the letters from the other room. He wondered how late it was; the sun had set quite awhile ago, and he was beginning to dose off. Nevertheless, he enjoyed this time of peace and solitude that the night afforded him. Always a voracious reader, it was the only time nowadays that he could maintain his favorite hobby. Chrysippus was merely the most recent in a long list of books on philosophy, religion, and history he had read. It had been recommended to him by his friendSeneca, in one of the many philosophical debates the two men had whenever they got together. The stoics were a fascinating bunch, and Jesus found himself agreeing with Chrysippus on quite a few points, something Seneca would no doubt be pleased to hear. Eventually he hoped to one day compose his own works; probably not on philosophy, as he was merely an amateur enthusiast, but perhaps on history. A history on Asia[1] was foremost on his list if he ever got around to fulfilling that dream. [/FONT]


[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]While he was deep in thought, Zosimus returned with the letters and dispatches he had requested. His Greek slave began perusing through Chrysippus' work himself as Jesus sifted through his letters; he too was enthralled with philosophy, and Jesus saw no problem in allowing him to indulge in what interested him. Zosimus proved to be an adequate substitute for Seneca while Jesus was far away from Rome governing Germania, and he found him to be one of the few men he could have a mentally stimulating conversation with in this faraway frontier of the empire. [/FONT]


[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]Most of the letters and dispatches were more of the same. The military tribune Marcus Quietus reported having successfully suppressed a small uprising along the Albis[2]; the Rhine-Rhone canal was proceeding along nicely; Colonia Tiberia[3] had recently settled more veterans. None of this was unexpected news, though it was good to hear nonetheless. Ever since the divine emperor Germanicus had launched a second attempt at conquering Germania, things had gone along nicely. Jesus remembered how much smaller Colonia Julia Germanica[4], where he now resided, was when he had arrived merely a few years ago compared to its size now. Soon enough, he hoped, Germania would become a fully functioning Roman province. [/FONT]


[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]Other news, especially from Rome, was often more unpredictable. Jesus relied on Seneca for most of the information he received on the politics unfolding in the eternal city. He was used to Seneca mentioning snide remarks certain senators would make about him, often aimed at his humble origins. Those who came from illustrious ancestry were jealous of the upstart son of a carpenter from a small town in Galilee who had managed to rise to far higher station than themselves. That he had technically not even been born a Roman citizen only gave them more ammunition to slander him with. None of that was present in this letter he read from Seneca however, which focused more on the gossip going around Rome surrounding the emperor. [/FONT]


[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif]Jesus was all too aware of the instability that plagued the Julio-Claudians since Germanicus' untimely death in 791 AVC[5]. It was important he remain up to date, for this instability directly affected his governorship in Germania. Germanicus' son Nero[6] had been the one to appoint Jesus to his position in Germania a year into his brief three year reign, having been impressed with his previous service. Jesus thought it a pitty he had fallen ill and died towards the end of 794, for he thought he had a promising rule ahead of him. He did not feel his brother Gaius was anywhere near the emperor Nero could have been. Jesus hadn't thought much of him when he visited to inspect the progress being made in Germania a year previously. The news Seneca reported to him only justified his opinion; it appeared, from what his friend was telling him, that Gaius had just about worn out his welcome with the Senate after only four years. Jesus doubted Gaius would last much longer on the throne. That was of little matter to him as long as his successor was someone he felt he was on good terms with. Still, that concern alone was enough to pique his interest in the manner, and he wrote back to Seneca encouraging him to find out more details. [/FONT]





[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][1] Asia, in this case, referring to the middle east. [/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][2] Elbe[/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][3] Modern day Hannover[/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][4] Modern Day Kassel [/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][5] 38 AD; he would have been 52[/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua, serif][6] Not OTL Emperor Nero, this was Germanicus' oldest son Nero[/FONT]
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