Search results for "Religion in ancient Rome" - New World Encyclopedia
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- and Latinist who promoted the revival of ancient Roman classics and the traditions ... Laetus tried to emulate the lives of the ancient Romans, and around ...9 KB (1,365 words) - 21:15, 4 October 2022
- Roman Empire (fifth century C.E.), ending in the dissolution of classical ... has been usurped as a result of confidence in human ingenuity inspired by ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- Pope Saint Alexander I was the bishop of Rome for seven to ten years ... Esquiline Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome. Nothing is known of his life ...6 KB (917 words) - 09:24, 24 November 2022
- (d. c. 67 - 80) was the second bishop of Rome, succeeding the first "pope ... Linus' dates and his position in the order of the early Roman ...11 KB (1,675 words) - 04:02, 26 November 2022
- higher human authority, yet usually remains in communion with other affiliated ... authority, although his church remains in full communion with the other ...9 KB (1,277 words) - 19:40, 22 August 2023
- Leo had been a Benedictine monk and served in the papal curia under Pope ... distinguished by his efforts to strengthen Rome's defenses and repair ...11 KB (1,773 words) - 09:41, 24 November 2022
- The menorah (Hebrew: מנורה) is a sacred candelabrum used in Jewish ... The menorah continues to play an important role in modern Judaism ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 16:09, 9 November 2022
- centuries B.C.E. The dramatic increase in the popularity of these rites ... descriptions of the Bacchanalia that abound in classical materials (such as ...10 KB (1,570 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- four letters accepted as authentic (known in German scholarship as Hauptbriefe ... ) conveyed it to Rome. The precise time of its writing, however, is ...13 KB (2,049 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- Saint Clement I was a bishop of Rome from 88 to 99 C.E. Also called ... Clement of Rome is considered one of the Apostolic Fathers, and the ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2022
- Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Like Athena, Minerva came to be represented in art bearing a weapon and amour ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- Aeneas, and therefore played a pivotal role in many Roman religious festivals ... Venus carries on a tradition of eroticized female divinities featured ...13 KB (1,985 words) - 19:28, 14 November 2022
- the spiritual leadership is not understood in the same way as the Eastern ... Church and Eastern Orthodox Church occurred in the fifth century. This separation ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 01:18, 18 November 2022
- family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt for nearly 300 years ... of the Hebrew Bible, important developments in mathematics and medicine and ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 23:33, 2 December 2022
- |name =University of Rome "La Sapienza" |native_name ... University of Rome La Sapienza (Italian Università degli Studi di ...13 KB (1,764 words) - 13:09, 3 May 2023
- Pope Saint Fabian was bishop of Rome from January 236 to January 20 ... Fabian's episcopacy was one of substantial importance in the ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 09:39, 24 November 2022
- In Roman mythology, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman deity ... clear. While numerous authors both ancient and modern have suggested ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
- The concept of apathy was developed in response to a problem widely ... virtuous desires. This concept was developed in Rome and adapted by early Christians ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 05:58, 11 August 2023
- character that means life or living. Ancient Egyptian gods are often ... The ankh appears frequently in Egyptian tomb paintings and other art ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- Bahram II was the fifth Sassanid King of Persia in 276–293. He was ... The survival of the Persian empire against Rome prevented one power from totally ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 01:04, 1 January 2022
