How Rome built a 37-meter-high, Nubian-style pyramid in 15 BCE. (photo credit: NEKOMURA. Via Shutterstock) Built in 15 BCE, the Pyramid of Cestius is located near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. It stands out for its historical significance and architectural unique...
A similar orb is used for gods and heroes in many cultures—Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and other religions. A Word About Mythicism Saying "Christ is a myth" is not something new. In fact, the formal term is mythicism—the idea that Jesus Christ...
And so one of the hypotheses about why Christianity succeeds is because of things like the Roman roads. You have a whole network of merchants and people traveling from one city to another. So you can go from Jerusalem to Corinth and it’s not a big deal. It’s all one empire. When ...
Location, location, location: For a night between trains, I'd pick a decent hotel near the station. For a longer stay, I'd want to be close to the sights, for example if we're talking somewhere like Prague, I'd want a hotel right in the old town. That sometimes costs more, but...
The Phoenicians founded Carthage in what is modern-day Tunisia. According to legend, it was founded by Queen Dido. It lasted from 575 BC until 146 BC. Its end came about by a major loss to Rome. So, the Carthaginian Empire lasted for roughly 425 years. 6. Numidia (Algeria/Tunisia) Num...
Shall we close this Book to-day, or shall we look into it to try to find where the loved ones are? I was reading, some time ago, an account of a father, a minister, who had lost a child. He had gone to a great many funerals, offering comfort to others in sorrow, but now ...
000 Jewish slaves captured during the Siege of Jerusalem, but Elkins isn’t entirely convinced. “It’s the kind of thing Romans might do to add insult to injury,” Elkins said. “You not only sell them into slavery, but then you make them build something that is financed by the ...
Pea, garden pea, and English pea are all the same. The pea is traditionally the first kitchen garden crop planted each year. It goes into the ground as soon as the soil can be worked. When peas come to harvest, follow this advice: pick peas the instant that they are bright green and...
On day 2, take a morning high-speed train to Rome and board the sleeper to Siracuse in Sicily. The Rome-Sicily sleeper is shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience. Day 3, spend the morning in Siracuse then transfer to the little town of Pozzallo for...
to a Jewish audience. The same testimony indicates thatMarkwas written by Peter’s interpreter[2]to an audience that Peter could not address directly. The most likely scenario is that Mark translated Peter’s oral message into Latin during Peter’s stay in Rome, but wrote theGospel of Markin...