Showing posts with label Christian Roman Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Roman Empire. Show all posts
Friday, March 13, 2026

"He commanded them to rebuild the Temple." ~ Julian the Apostate's spectacular failure to reconstruct the Temple in Jerusalem in AD 363

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"For I am rebuilding with all zeal the temple of the Most High God." –Julian the Apostate as preserved in De Mensibus written by ...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

Young Constantine as a Ward (or Hostage) at Diocletian's Court

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Constantine slays a lion in this detail from a 17th century tapestry by Peter Paul Rubens. As part of the series of tapestries by Peter Paul...
Saturday, March 08, 2025

Was Constantine a Sincere Christian? ~ In his own words: The Oration of Constantine to the Saints

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At 43 feet in height, the replica of the Colossus of Constantine in Rome is truly impressive. Most visitors to Rome over the years have marv...
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Belisarius and Procopius celebrate the defeat of the Goths at the Siege of Rome, March of AD 538 ~ An excerpt from Belisarius, Book III: Rome the Eternal

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Belisarius and Procopius chat atop the Pincian Gate in Rome.  Image created using hotpot.ai/art-generator In March of the year AD 538, the l...
Sunday, November 26, 2023

One should never forget about the Persians ~ The Eternal Peace between the Roman Empire and Persia is broken after 8 years

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When Justinian secured the so-called "Eternal Peace" with the Persians in AD 532 after the Battle of Daras , it is likely that he...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

The Martyrdom of Pope St. Silverius -- Starved to death on the Island of Palmarola in AD 538

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Pope St. Silverius is deposed in AD 537. Artwork by Lori Kauffmann. Throughout the history of the Church, several Popes have been deposed fo...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

"He weathered their rage like some craggy rock in a howling tempest." ~ Belisarius and the lead-up to the Great Siege of Rome

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Given the month, I am mindful of a February nearly 1,500 years ago when Belisarius, newly arrived in Rome after the withdrawal of the Gothic...
Tuesday, January 03, 2023

"Attila shouted that he would have crucified him and given him as food to the birds." ~ Priscus and the Roman Embassy to the Huns of AD 448

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The Roman Embassy to Attila by Cecila Lawrence, as it appears on the cover of Given's Fragmentary History of Priscus .  Much of our deta...