> The Holy Roman Empire declared Jesus as their king In west tradition it is often INRI inscribed above Jesus head. That stands for "Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdæor

> The Holy Roman Empire declared Jesus as their king In west tradition it is often INRI inscribed above Jesus head. That stands for "Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdæorvm". Not king of Romans, but king of Jews. That was declared as His fault, because that time Judea was a province of the Roman Empire, not independent kingdom, so when one declare himself as a king, he really declare rebellion. This was used by the Jews to force Pilate to execute Him. Implicit side of this: He was really the King of Jews and He put the end of Old Testament history. Birthday of Jesus Christ was accepted as a starting point for calender several hundred years after His death and Resurrection. Roman Empire does already transformed to Byzantine Empire at that time. Nevertheless in Byzantine Empire commonly was used calendar since creation of the universe. And in Russia also, till 1700 AD. So it is not such a straightforward acception of the calender, but status of calender nowadays as a status of English language, most of us understand it, even if not use in everyday life. And it is really important, because makes the birthday of Jesus Christ just one day in history, which in turn makes Him real person, non fictional, non mythological.