The first family to rule the Roman Empire are collectively known as the Julio-Claudians, a lineage that began with Julius Caesar and ended with the emperor Nero in 68 CE. Their dynasty created the precedent by which all future emperors ruled....
How did Romulus Augustus die?Romulus Augustus:Romulus Augustus or Augustulus is acknowledged by many historians to be the last Roman emperor. Born in Ravena, Italy around 461 CE, and ascended to the throne of the Western Roman Empire in 475 CE. His rule would be a short 10 months....
With the rise of the Romans and the everlasting hail of Caesar after Caesar and Emperor after Emperor, Roman architecture expanded and influenced building over the world. Unlike the Empire, though, Roman design did not die at the hands of the Germanic’s, or rather at the hands of self-...
HOW ROMAN EMPERORS INVENTED CHRISTIANITY Small Heading Religious fanatics from the Middle East have begun an all-out assault on western civilization, taking their terrorism to the very capitals of foreign “decadence” in a destructive rampage characterized by religious hostility and xenophobia. ...
Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented ChristianityJames S. Valliant
The grimacing face indicate that the figure is an actor, wearing slave garb: a short tunic tied over one shoulder and a broad belt. Slaves were favorite characters in Roman comedyCredit: Walters Art Museum (Baltimore/Maryland) Romans did not necessarily consider...
Did Christianity Begin as the Worship of a Sun God? The “Christ” of Christianity may have just been another celestial god. There are a number of similarities between various pagan/mystery cult gods and Christianity. These are some of them.The...
But instinctively we know that death is our enemy. And no healthy person wants to die. So we wax philosophic and derive comfort from the axiom that “death is a part of life… (heavy sigh)”– Which it is not. Death is the cessation of life; this precious life being the gift of Go...
Alexander's 'great' legacy around the world 1 of 9 PrevNext “I think it’s a combination of his age — he did so much before he died — and the extraordinary distance that he traveled,” says Cartledge. “He got as far as modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, a bit of India. He didn...
Furthermore, the first wordswith which Arrian describeshis account are theverbσυνέγραψανand the nounξυγγραφήν.These echo theverbξυνέγραψεin Thucydides’preface(Th.1.1. 1) and the nounξυγγραφῇin Thucy-dides’openingremarks to his account on ...