I'm not an expert but I think it's Mesopotamia. If i'm wrong sorry! :)
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D-He used fear of communism to make himself stand out.
Yes, lack of foreign conflict for close to 100 years until world war 1 which is a sign of its success.
Well, this would be during Romes era and during this era Romans crucified and killed christians so they would hide under Rome figuratively and literally to have christian meetings and learn about the lord...