Slide 1The First Triumvirate CaesarPompeyCrassus Pompey was the outsider in this originally secret alliance, formed in 60 BCE Slide 2 Julius Caesar Born to a patrician family…
Slide 1 RELIGION IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE Religion of the State & Home Gods & Goddesses Slide 2 Religion of the State State religion looked after the Roman people. The…
Slide 1 The “Triumph” of Christianity Theodosius makes Christianity the Roman State Religion in 392 AD “Spiritual oikoumene” = “catholic” Slide 2 I. Religious…
Slide 1 Early Christianity Slide 2 Why the Appeal of Christianity? Little spiritual aspect to Roman state religion: cult of the Emperor Resemblance to existing mystery…
Slide 1 The Greco-Roman and Jewish backgrounds of Christianity Slide 2 Where does the story begin? To understand conflicts that arose within Christianity in its earliest…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 According to legend Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, twin brothers descended from Venus and Mars. Slide 4 From 753 to 509 B.C the Romans were…
Slide 1 Section 4-The Development of Christianity Slide 2 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Development of Christianity Explain…
Slide 1 Depth Study: Christianity ORIGINS Preliminary Studies of Religion I Slide 2 Students learn about:Students learn to: the historical and cultural context in which…
Anti-Semitism An Underlying Factor in the Holocaust CHY4U Early History of Anti-Semitism Jews = different Rome before Christianity Jews = monotheistic, Roman state religion…