When the Christian apostle Paul penned his second letter to his fellow elder Timothy, Rome was the dominant world power. Cruelty and savagery were rife in the Roman arenas.
जिस वक़्त मसीही प्रेरित पौलुस ने अपने संगी प्राचीन, तीमुथियुस को अपनी दूसरी पत्री लिखी, उस वक़्त रोम प्रमुख विश्‍व शक्‍ति था ।