Tag Greco-Roman culture

April 23, 2020
in Ancient History, Literature, Religion

Material Culture and the Ethnicity of Non-Jewish Christians

April 23, 2020
in Ancient History, Literature, Religion

Christopher Stroup— The cities of the Roman Empire were filled with gods and the citizens who honored them with festivals, processions, buildings, and benefactions. The followers of Jesus—later called Christians—lived and moved in these cities, navigating avenues lined with statues honoring various deities, structuring their days and months around the

November 15, 2012
in Ancient History, Religion, Science

Beneath Biblical Lands

November 15, 2012
in Ancient History, Religion, Science

There was a time when historians would have to accept some details of the past as great unknowns. Without the ability to go back in time, recording and relating history will always pose difficulties. But each year, more and more of these oppositions are being removed. Today, modern archaeological research