Search results for "Religion in ancient Rome" - New World Encyclopedia
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- From Middle English scisme, from Old French cisme or scisme, from ... # (religion) A formal division or split within a religious body. ...1 KB (147 words) - 14:22, 1 April 2024
- 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 (1,801 words) - 12:38, 5 May 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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