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1 day ago · Saul of Tarsus c. 5 AD Tarsus, Cilicia, Roman Empire: Died: c. 64/65 AD Rome, Italia, Roman Empire: Venerated in: All Christian denominations that venerate saints: Canonized: Pre-Congregation: Major shrine: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy: Feast
4 days ago · 29 June. Saint Paul, Post-Byzantine Greek school (© Musei Vaticani) A Jew of Tarsus, in modern-day Turkey, Saul, a Roman citizen, educated at the Jewish school in Jerusalem, had also a good Greek-Hellenistic formation: he knew Greek and Latin. The son of a curtain weaver, he also learned his father's craft.
4 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...
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4 days ago · May 25, 2024. The Roman Empire was the greatest superpower of the ancient world. At its height in the 2nd century CE, Rome governed a vast domain stretching from Britain to Egypt, from Spain to Iraq. The Pax Romana, or "Roman Peace," ushered in an era of unprecedented stability, prosperity, and cultural flourishing.
4 days ago · The Battle of Actium: A Turning Point in Roman History. The climax of the civil war came on September 2, 31 BC, when the fleets of Octavian and Antony clashed off the coast of Actium in western Greece. Antony had assembled a massive armada of over 500 ships, but many of them were large and unwieldy, designed more for show than for combat.
3 days ago · The history of Roman Britain is a tapestry woven with tales of conquest, rebellion, and political intrigue. Among the many fascinating episodes in this rich narrative, one event stands out as a pivotal moment: the brief period when the city of York, known to the Romans as Eboracum, served as the capital of the entire Roman Empire.
3 days ago · Updated on May 26, 2024. The Roman Catholic church based in the Vatican and led by the Pope, is the largest of all branches of Christianity, with about 1.4 billion followers worldwide. Roughly one in two Christians are Roman Catholics and one out of every six people worldwide. In the United States, about 20% of the population identifies ...
