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July 31 days from Roman republican calendar month Julius (formerly Quintilis), named for Julius Caesar in 44 BCE August 31 days from Roman republican calendar month Augustus (formerly Sextilis), named for the emperor Augustus in 8 BCE September 30 days seventh month of early Roman republican...
Cirta received a Roman settlement during the reign of Julius Caesar and later served as head of a confederation of four Roman colonies on the North African coast. In the war of the Roman emperor Maxentius against Alexander, the Numidian usurper, the city was razed, and on its restoration ...
TheCompanionBiblesays:“ThesecrosseswereusedassymbolsoftheBabyloniansun-god...andarefirstseenonacoinofJuliusCaesar,inthefirstcenturyB.C.E.”How,then,didthecrossbecomethesymbolofChristendom?ThebookDualHeritage—TheBibleandtheBritishMuseumstates:“Itmaycomeasashocktoknowthatthereisnowordsuchas‘cross’inthe...
In 42 BC it was the scene of the decisive Roman battle in whichMARK ANTONY and Octavian (later AUGUSTUS) defeated BRUTUS and CASSIUS,the leading assassins of Julius CAESAR. Many Christian ruins, especiallyof the 5th–6th century AD, are spread over the site. St. PAUL preached thegospel to...
The most important modern collections, in which the reader can find the chronicles and annals of the various Christian countries, are the following: for England:“Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi Scriptores, or Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain”, I sqq. (London, 1858-); for Belgium:“...
Rev. John Sutherland Black, M.A.; assistant editor of ninth edition ofEncyclopaedia Britannica; translated Ritschi'sCritical History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation. See also: Commentary on the above article,Edward Gibbon ...
Under POMPEYTHE GREAT and JULIUS CAESAR, Rome’s influence was extended over Syria,Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Gaul. After the Battle of ACTIUM, all Roman landswere controlled by Octavian (AUGUSTUS), the first Roman emperor. As theimperial capital, Rome became the site of magnificent public ...
scholars 7-day free trial scholars Kids Students Scholars Fundamentals NEW Search Login Julius Caesar, marble bust; in the Vatican Museums, Vatican City. © © Photos.com/Thinkstock