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Background. Battle. Aftermath. References. Bibliography. Battle of Mount Algidus. Coordinates: 41°43′23.002″N 12°46′9.998″E. The Battle of Mount Algidus was fought in 458 BC, between the Roman Republic and the Aequi, near Mount Algidus in Latium.
May 7, 2024 · The exact location where Jesus was crucified is disputed. In the fourth century C.E., the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built at the site of Golgotha as identified by Roman emperor Constantine’s mother, Helena. However, scholars began to question this identification in the 19th century, since the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is inside the ...
May 5, 2024 · Mount Vesuvius (Vesuvio), active volcano near Naples, Italy, famous for its eruption in 79 CE that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum. Scientific study of the volcano began in the late 18th century. Read here to learn more about Mount Vesuvius.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Located on Italy's west coast, it overlooks the Bay and City of Naples and sits in the crater of the ancient Somma volcano. Vesuvius is most famous for the 79 AD eruption which destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- 40°49′ N 14°26′ E
- West coast of Italy
- 1,281 m (4,000 feet)
- Complex
Feb 20, 2024 · According to Smith's Bible Dictionary, Golgotha is the Hebrew name of the spot at which our Lord was crucified. ( Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17) By these three evangelists, it is interpreted to mean the "place of a skull." Two explanations of the name are given: (1) that it was a spot where executions ordinarily took place and therefore ...
Jan 14, 2024 · The Mount of Beatitudes is located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Capernaum. For centuries, Christian pilgrims have pointed to this locale as the traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount. Historical and Archeological Evidence.
May 3, 2024 · Gethsemane, garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives (Hebrew Har ha-Zetim ), a ridge paralleling the eastern part of Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before the Crucifixion.
