In 168 B.C., Antiochus Epiphanes, trusting in a Pantheon of Greek gods, outlawed Judaism. As he went about destroying synagogues and massacring thousands he never suspected that a small band of Jewish men, trusting only in the God of Abraham,…
When we look at the calendar today, it’s easy to take it for granted. But did you know that our modern way of keeping time—with 365 days in a year and leap years every four years—actually traces back to Julius Caesar? Yes,…
But everything changed in AD 41. After the shocking assassination of his nephew, Emperor Gaius (also known as Caligula), Claudius found himself suddenly—and unexpectedly—on the throne. Despite his unconventional background, he proved to be a wise and capable ruler in many ways.
In the tumultuous year of A.D. 202, under the stern decree of Emperor Septimius Severus, a storm of persecution raged against Christians, particularly in North Africa. Yet, amidst this darkness, a radiant spirit emerged in Carthage: Perpetua, a young noblewoman, barely 22, with an infant son still at her breast.
What followed was an unspeakable horror: many of our Christian brothers and sisters were burned alive. It was during this terrifying persecution that the great apostles, Peter and Paul, are believed to have met their martyrdom, giving their lives for the Gospel.
Pliny was a civil servant who served as governor of Bithynia, in the north of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), from 111-113 AD. Here he met Christians for the first time and was not sure how they should be dealt with. So he wrote the following letter to Emperor Trajan reporting what he had done so far and asking for guidance. Trajan’s more succinct answer is also included below.
Pliny was a civil servant who served as governor of Bithynia, in the north of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), from 111-113 AD. Here he met Christians for the first time and was not sure how they should be dealt with. So he wrote the following letter to Emperor Trajan reporting what he had done so far and asking for guidance. Trajan’s more succinct answer is also included below.
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source.
There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable.
There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable.