▁estimates ▁of ▁the ▁chron ology ▁of ▁Jesus ▁have ▁been ▁proposed ▁over ▁the ▁centuries . ▁E use b ius , ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁Historia ▁E cc lesia e ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁AD ▁ 3 1 3 , ▁placed ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁the ▁forty - second ▁year ▁of ▁August us ' ▁reign , ▁and ▁the ▁twenty - e ighth ▁after ▁the ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Anton y ▁& ▁Cle op atra , ▁i . e . ▁in ▁ 3 ▁BC . ▁The ▁ 3 rd / 4 th ▁century ▁Roman ▁historian ▁L act ant ius ▁states ▁that ▁Jesus ▁was ▁cru c ified ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁AD   2 9 . ▁Maxim us ▁the ▁Conf essor ▁and ▁Cass iod orus ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jesus ▁occurred ▁in ▁AD   3 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁AD ▁ 5 2 5 ▁D ion ys ius ▁Ex igu us ▁de vised ▁an ▁E aster ▁table ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁E aster ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Julian ▁calendar ▁years ▁were ▁still ▁being ▁identified ▁by ▁naming ▁the ▁cons uls ▁who ▁held ▁office ▁that ▁year ▁— ▁D ion ys ius ▁himself ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁" present ▁year " ▁was ▁" the ▁cons ul ship ▁of ▁Pro bus ▁Junior ", ▁which ▁was ▁ 5 2 5 ▁years ▁" since ▁the ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ ". ▁Thus ▁D ion ys ius ▁imp lied ▁that ▁Jesus ' ▁inc arn ation ▁occurred ▁ 5 2 5 ▁years