And yet this does not deny the possibility of migration of peoples into this order. InEmpires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europethe historian Peter Heather argues that we must not neglect the likelihood that to some extent the arrival of the Germans was one of “folk...
Pontius Pilate: “One day in passing the place of Siloe, I observed in the midst of a concourse of people a young man leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude. I was told it was Jesus. His golden-colored hair and beard were a contrast between him and his hearers with t...
— The Catholic historian begins the history of his Church with the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. While living on this earth, he gathered around him those who were to rule the Church after his ascension. He provided for a complete organization of the g Church by designating Peter as its...
59 BC Birth of the Roman historian Livy the Elder, who was born in the city of Patavium, Italy. 59 BC Lex Vatinia was passed, which gave Caesar the governorship of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum for five years. 58 - 51 BC Caesar's War against the Gauls. 58 BC Cicero exiled. Cyprus...
As to the future of the Church in the United States, all Catholics feel, with their latest historian, that " the Catholic Church is in accord with Christ's revelation, with American liberty, and is the strongest power for the preservation of the Republic from the new social dangers that ...
Jesus' teachings, under the concepts of Jewish law, taught of social equality, harmony and the freedom of men to decide their own fate. These ideas led to a small, yet slowly growing following for a new hope and idea, in a time when the appearance of oppression and inequality from Rome...
Tacitus saw the Roman Republic as the antithesis of the Roman Empire. For him, the period of the Republic was the time of freedom and community (civit...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your ...
The 4th-century Latin historian Ammianus Marcellinus treats Mars as one of several classical Roman deities who remained "cultic realities" up to his own time. Mars, and specifically Mars Ultor, was among the gods who received sacrifices from Julian, the only emperor after the conversion of...
Furthermore, Yves Congar, the Roman Catholic theologian and historian, affirms the fact that the Eastern Fathers of the patristic age and afterwards did not hold to the view of an exclusive Petrine primacy at Rome. These are...
Polybius became increasingly convinced during his stay in Rome that the Romans’ government was superior to all others in the Mediterranean at the time. From Monarchy to Republic: Some Myths and Legends “In the beginning, kings held Rome.” Thus the late first-century CE Roman historian ...