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    In this essay, I will be discussing the development of Christianity from the life of Jesus through the second century. I researched how Christianity separated itself from Judaism and the issues that affected the development of the religion. I also discuss how the Roman bureaucracy reacted to Christianity, including which Emperors persecuted Christians, and which did not. The doctrine of Christianity had a huge impact on the Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity spread throughout the Roman…

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    These types of arches where called Triumphal Arches they here are a few examples of Triumphal Arches the Arch of Constantine, the Arch of Titus ,the Arch of Janus . the Arch of Drusus , and last the Arch of Septimius Severus. To my knowledge these are all the major arches of Rome and there are most likely a few smaller Arches but these are the big one. Now there where three types of Architecture that would have influenced the Roman arches and interesting enough…

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    Claudius prosecuted Christians, but he never did it legally. The first Emperor to officially make Christianity illegal was Nero in 64 AD. This lasted for 4 years until he died. After his reign the emperors; Domitian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Decius, Valerian all prosecuted Christians. Until in 313 AD when the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal; that was the end of prosecuting Christians and that was the end of emperors prosecuting Christians. This lead to an influx of…

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    And while trust in human reason and hope for happiness in this world faded during the last centuries of the Roman Empire, a new view of the world began to establish its roots - Christianity. This view had emphasized escape from the world of coercion and a growing connection with higher existence. In response to the decline of Hellenism, Christianity offered a reason worth living to the spiritually disappointed polytheistic followers and the Greco-Roman world: hope in personal immortality.…

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    The Roman Republic was indeed a prosperous civilization with advancements in literature, poetry, and architecture, but after an unfortunate series of bad rulers and growing barbarian and Germanic tribe power, the Roman Republic declined and eventually split. A desire for military superiority could also be attributed to the fall of the Roman Republic in taking too much land and spreading troops too thin across their borders. A few select leaders partially paused the Roman Republic decline, but…

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    Gladiators In Ancient Rome

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    strange things according to the crowds or the king’s liking because of their rare sightings. “Emperor Domitian preferred, to pit them against dwarves for his particular entertainment”. “Women fought in gladiator fights for 200 years until Emperor Septimius Severus banned their participation from these bloodthirsty games”. Dwarves were considered to be symbols of sorcery so they would force hundreds of them to fight against gladiators for entertaining purposes. “The gladiators were paired off to…

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    The Hellenistic Kingdom

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    The domination of the Western World involved many factors that contributed to the powerful Kingdoms that arose in their time. Conquering new lands and the cultural differences they faced would many times shape the success of the new Kingdoms arising to become either prosperous or fading. When kings expanded their empire they were exposed to those of different cultures and religion, which would sometimes cause rift between the two. A main factors involving success in expanding empire had a lot…

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    Crisian Galvan WHO 1012 801 Words 1,000 The Fell of the Rome Empire Roman Empire had geographically the territories that extended from the Mediterranean Sea to Europe to Africa and Asia. It emerged as the first world power and influenced trade to around different countries. The Barbarian Invasions were the last straw that led to the fall of the Roman Empire. However, The Barbarian Invasions were not the only reason for the decay of the Roman Empire. Conflict inside of the Empire and an…

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    Religion has always been a topic of discussion because everyone identifies themselves with one or none. The religion everyone identifies with is the guide for their morality and how they should live their life. The most known religions are Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism. Although they are different, they all sprung up from similar teachings and ideas. Christianity is one of the most popular religion today, however, it had a rough start like many other religions…

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    Egyptian Cults Essay

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    The diffusion of Egyptian cults in the Greek and Roman World Sources The Roman imperial fleet was one of the main gateways for diffusion of Egyptian cults into the Roman world, and both merchant and war fleets had significant role in that diffusion. One of the most important parts of the research of this diffusion is to determinate the groups of citizens who were involved in it. In order to do that we have to find the sources from Greek and Roman periods such as epigraphic inscriptions, literary…

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