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2 days ago · Introduction. When we think of the great emperors of Rome, names like Augustus, Trajan, and Marcus Aurelius often come to mind. But one ruler who deserves a place in that pantheon is Tiberius, the second emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty who reigned from 14 to 37 AD.
2 days ago · Born in 121 AD, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus ascended to the throne as the last of the Five Good Emperors. His reign, marked by the Pax Romana, was characterized by stability, albeit against a backdrop of external threats and internal strife. Yet, it is not merely the political landscape that defines Aurelius but his commitment to Stoicism.
3 days ago · Augustus was the emperor that reigned during the birth of Christ. According to Luke, he was also responsible for a census (Luke 2:1). Augustus dramatically enlarged the Empire. Due to his extensive building projects and revenue reforms, many consider Augustus to be Rome's greatest emperor.
21 hours ago · Peter I ( Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [note 1] IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, [note 2] from 1721 until his death in 1725.
3 days ago · pope, ( Latin papa, from Greek pappas, “father”), the title, since about the 9th century, of the bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It was formerly given, especially from the 3rd to the 5th century, to any bishop and sometimes to simple priests as an ecclesiastical title expressing affectionate respect.
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4 days ago · That was the first and main priority of Augustus Tolton, being a sacramental witness to the people that were marginalized and broken in the culture, especially a lot of the people of color.” So states Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, author of Father Augustus Tolton: The Slave Who Became the First African-American Priest , to viewers of a new EWTN ...
3 days ago · Theodosius I ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths, as well as in two civil wars, and was instrumental in establishing the creed of Nicaea as the orthodox doctrine for Christianity.
