Was there a period of no wars just after Christ's birth? Someone at church suggested there were 200 years of peace. I wonder if he meant in America. Those of us who believe in the Book of Mormon are aware there were 200 years of peace here.
But, in the world, and especially in the Holy Land?
I see Wikipedia has a listing of wars before 1000 B.C., and listings wars that have occurred since 1000 A.D. But I do not find a listing for the period from Christ's birth to 1000 A.D. I read, though, of how a group called the Zealots, rebelled against Roman rule about 50 B.C., raiding Jerusalem and Roman rule there at the time. The destruction of the temple in 70 A.D. came as part of a siege on Jerusalem. That would constitute war, I would think.
Then, I found a listing of Roman wars on Wikipedia, and it says the Roman conquest of Britain began in 43 A.D. and lasted until 96 A.D. Other Roman wars in the First Century? The Roman-Parthian War from 58-63, Boudica's uprising from 60-61, the First Jewish--Roman War from 66 to 73, the Roman Civil War from 68-69, and Domitian's Dacian War from 87 to 88.
It seems clear, then, that there was not a period of peace in the 200 years following Christ's death.
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