Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because ...
Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until rebellion in Judaea led to a major change in the practice of their faith. By the beginning of the first century ...
Probably there are a number of lost catacombs, too." The oldest tunnels date back to the first century. "The Jewish community in Rome built them as cemeteries. Christian catacombs came a century ...
Lived in the 1st century A.D. Died 100 A.D. He is believed to have been the fourth bishop of Rome and served during the last decade of the first century. Around 96, he sent a letter from the ...
McKitterick, Rosamond 2023. ROMAN BOOKS AND THE PAPAL LIBRARY IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES. Papers of the British School at Rome, Vol. 91, Issue. , p. 93.