Category Archives: Roman Empire

Mr. Jesus Is Very Far Away

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, by Bart D. Ehrman – I’ve read several other books by Ehrman, a New Testament scholar who usually writes for a general audience, and always enjoyed them. In this book, … Continue reading →

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The Bible Barcode

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

WordPress says that this is my 666th post on this blog, and since I don’t want to squander this opportunity, here’s a post on how the Mark of the Beast is hidden in barcodes. See, in the Universal Product Code, … Continue reading →

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My Holy Father’s Dragon

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

An interesting story I came across recently on Shannon City involved Pope Sylvester I, a contemporary of Constantine, the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. Sylvester is tied in with the Donation of Constantine, a document that supposedly confirmed … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What Herod Hears?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

When you think of Christmas villains, who comes to mind? The Grinch? The Krampus? Burgermeister Meisterburger? The Awgwas? Well, how about Herod the Great, the King of Judea who tried to have Jesus killed? Well, at least that’s what the … Continue reading →

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A Trojan in Italy

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Does the Aeneid count as Homeric fanfiction? I mean, it pretty much follows up the Iliad and Odyssey exactly, using some of the same characters and situations. Like Odysseus, Aeneas encounters Polyphemus the Cyclops and visits the world of the … Continue reading →

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Dice Dice Baby

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

While some historical games of chance have been played with all kinds of marked throwable objects, dice as we know them have been around for centuries. Millennia, even. The oldest known dice were found at an archaeological site in modern-day … Continue reading →

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Remora ‘Bout It

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Since Chris mentioned the remora in the comments for this post, I thought it might not be a bad idea to dedicate a post to this fascinating fish. The remora is a real animal, but it’s one of those animals … Continue reading →

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When Rome Ruled

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Since Chanukah is soon coming to an end and I know I’ve at least occasionally had Jewish readers, I feel it’s only appropriate to write something related to this holiday. It’s sort of a multi-faith post, I suppose, as it … Continue reading →

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Bigger Carp to Fry

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

The development of Christianity is a tricky subject, especially when dealing with the really early history of the Church. The Catholic Church likes to claim that there’s an unbroken line of succession of bishops from Jesus’ apostles to the present … Continue reading →

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Constantine’s Seal of Approval

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

One significant development in the spread of Christianity was the adoption of the religion by a Roman Emperor. The Emperor in question was Constantine, son of a general named Constantius who worked his way up to an imperial throne under … Continue reading →

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