Of these, the most famous (and the most voluminous) is the work of Livy, who wrote his Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City) in the late first century BCE. Livy was very much an “armchair historian,” but he appears to have had access to a number of sources that are...
This Roman Catholic historian insists that it is a misrepresentation of Cyprian’s true teaching to assert that he is a father who supports the Roman Catholic interpretation of Matthew 16. And he says that both Protestant and R...
Michael Grant’sHistory of Rome. Grant was a historian who wrote a great many books for the popular audience, and hisHistory of Romeis a comprehensive survey. I’ve read it multiple times. Mary Beard’sSPQR: A History of Ancient Romeis a more contemporary take which covers a similar perio...
however, for popes from a much later date: Clement XIV(1769-1774) and Pius VI (1775-1799), who created the current galleries you’ll walk through. Much of the artwork here was taken by Napoleon and returned to the
His Latin translation allowed the people of Rome who only spoke Latin to read and adopt the bible. 11. Palafrenieri by Caravaggio (Room VIII) Directly across from St. Jerome, you’ll see a massive painting known asPalafrenieri. Basically, you see Jesus, his mother Mary, ...
John wrote "And if any man sin, we have an Advocate Jesus wants all to be one "as remotely used in any context of baptism in the Scriptures. Whether with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2:1). thou art in me and I in thee that one knows Greek or not, the ...
The Borghese Gallery limits the number of people who can visiton any given day. If you manage toget tickets, we recommend spending your full two-hourtime slot in the gallery. It will also be a rare opportunity in Rome to see world-class artwork by the likes of...
"I wanted Jesus." It's the opening line of Vampire Vow, Michael Schiefelbein's pulpy first novel about Victor Decimus, a Roman officer under Pontius Pilate who becomes a vampire after he is refused by a young and nubile Jesus Christ. After spending the next two millennia seeking revenge in...
disciples who spread the teachings of Jesus and the miracle of his life like Paul the Apostle who wrote the first 13 books out of 27 of the New Testament Council of Nicea (325 ad) -declared that Jesus is truly God; declared that God the Son is "of the same substance" as God the ...
He was also condemned by name by Pope Leo II, and by every pope up through the eleventh century who took the oath of papal office. In his classic and authoritative series on the history of the Councils, The Roman Catholic historian, Charkles Joseph Hefele, relates this irrefutable fact ...