The codex didn’t catch on until surprisingly late in the ancient world. By Benjamin HarnettClassics Scholar A...
Religion
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and...
Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of Bible were found to be forged. The...
Ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10,...
The Albigensian Crusade was the first crusade to specifically target heretic Christians – the Cathars of southern...
As the political boundaries of the Roman Empire diminished and collapsed in the West, Christianity spread beyond...
In philosophy, the notion of virtue played a central role in ethical theory up until the Enlightenment....
During the European Enlightenment, a number of authors presented Muhammad as an anticlerical hero. Publishing the Quran...
Since the early days of monasticism, the presence of nuns led to restrictions that limited contact between...
The author would have constructed the narrative to place the events in the past in order to...
It began as a power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in 1076. Introduction...
The urban region of Hamburg represents a special case in the modern religious history of German Jewry...
The story of King Solomon begins with his father, King David, and his mother, Bathsheba. Introduction According...
Due to its agricultural nature, her cult had tremendous appeal to the average Roman citizen, more so...
Mystery religions formed one of three types of Hellenistic religion. Introduction Mystery religions, sacred mysteries or simply mysterieswere religious schools...
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
Something very important to note about Augustus and his political, societal and religious views is the significant...
Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Daoism and Shamanism as practiced historically in Korea, as well...
Zoroaster is the name by which this prophet is known in the west (Greek Zoroastres), which is...
Attention to detail has led some scholars and historians to read the image for its value as...
While the term “animism” refers to a broad range of spiritual beliefs (many of which are still...
The ancient synagogue represents an inclusive, localized form of worship that did not crystallize until the destruction...
Roman religion and tolerance for others drastically began to change following the Edict of Milan. Introduction Constantinian...
To circumscribe the Reformation solely within the sphere of theological disputation is to mask the complexity of...
The Church dominated the culture and society of Medieval Europe so powerfully that its people thought of...
In the early modern period, political activity among Jews was limited exclusively to the Jewish community. Introduction...
There were over 200 gods and goddesses worshipped throughout ancient China, but if one were to count...
Vedic religion had a strict code of rituals. Introduction The religious practices of the early Indo-Aryans, known...
An overview of the Arab-Islamic reception and development of Hellenistic science. Abstract This article is an overview...
“Do you intend to reconstitute the Roman Empire?” It was a simple question, but Il Duce did...