Slide 1Quote of the Day: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” --Tertullian of Carthage Rembrandt. The Martyrdom of St. Stephen Slide 2 Early Christian…
Slide 1 Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church, part I. I. Religion and politics in the Roman Empire. 1.Homeric gods. 2.Mystery Cults. 3.The cult of the Emperor. II.…
1. 2. Location Rome is located near the Tiber river and on seven hills. The Etruscans took over Rome from the original Roman leaders. Italy is a peninsula that extends…