Roman Emperor • Life of Jesus
Tiberius Caesar was the Roman emperor during the beginning of John the Baptist's public ministry and the ministry of Jesus. Luke dates John's appearance to the fifteenth year of Tiberius's reign, placing the Gospel story within the wider political world of the Roman Empire.
Related: Caesar Augustus, John the Baptist, Pontius Pilate, Herod Antipas, Lysanias
Scripture: Luke 3:1-2