Among the passages he discusses are: "Upon this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18), which inspired the formation of the papacy and has served as its foundation for centuries; "The righteous will live by faith" (Romans 1:17), which caught the imagination of Martin Luther and ...
Among these doctrines was the concept of the "trinity" which was a very widely practiced and accepted concept in the pagan beliefs of the surrounding nations of Romans, Greeks, Babylonians, and Hindus many centuries before they were finally officially defined and "recognized" in the fourth centur...
Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer Read expert recommendations “Newly translated from the German, there is also Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans, by Hans-Ulrich Weimer, about the man who ruled over the Western Roman Empire from...
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Archeological excavations in the Near E have illuminated and supplemented Biblical history, which is largely Israelite history. The records and inscrs. of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans give a background for and sometimes deal directly with the history of ...
· The word bible has been used for the combined Old and New Testaments since the fifth century A.D.· The word bible does not occur in the text of the Scriptures · A Codex is a leaf book invented and used first by the Romans, as distinguished from a roll or scroll...
While the Romans held sway over the former Hasmonean territories, they didn't impose Roman rule directly. Instead, a number of Jewish rulers controlled the territories as client kings of Rome. The most famous of these client kings wasHerod the Great(who lived circa 73 B.C. to 4 B.C.)...
The first Latin literature, usually loose translations of Greek works or imitations of Greek genres, stems from this period. Meanwhile, the Romans are conquering the Mediterranean world and bringing their language with them. 100 BC-150 AD— Classical Latin. Guys like Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, and...
Scroll down to see more articles about the history of the Romans.The Legend of Rome: Romulus and RemusRomulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars, the God of War, their mother was Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin and daughter of the King, Numitor. Numitor’s brother, Amuli...