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fire sale

Yes, the complete Roman empire was once set on the auction block. Including Rome itself, the eternal city at the height of its glory. Yes, everything from Araby to Aragon. A very impressive piece of real estate indeed. The story … Continue reading

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the opportunist

It was early evening. The sun had just set after the assassination of Pertinex. Rome was at dinner. In the imperial courtyard a body lay without a head. The head of the emperor was a few hundred yards outside the … Continue reading

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rome up for sale! …everything must go!

There was a night they auctioned off the Roman Empire. From the west coast to the east, it was released, from Araby to Aragon, including the Eternal City Rome at the height of its glory. All in all, it was … Continue reading

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pool party

It was not merely an empire. It was the world. The Roman Empire. And yet, one evening it was offered up for sale to the highest bidder. What is more, the man who would be emperor by midnight began dinner … Continue reading

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consequences

Trial. The trial that started a new millennium. The trial of Jesus. Was he condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. … Continue reading

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the temple affair: politics and religion don’t mix

According to the Markan Gospel on its account of the Sanhedrin trial, after failing to get sufficient evidence about the Temple affair the high priest then asked Jesus directly whether he claimed to be the Messiah of Israel: “Are you … Continue reading

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guilty was the verdict : temple tantrum

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long? , those precursors of the Zionists, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. …The author … Continue reading

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trial and sedition: tribute money and pay now plan

This triumph must have made the Jewish Revolt very real to the people of Rome; it was designed to render them vividly aware of the gravity of the danger from which the new emperor and his son had delivered them. … Continue reading

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trial by hurry: trying to nail the truth

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? By a strange irony of history, the surest thing … Continue reading

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grotto of iniquity

The end of the innocence. Monotheism completely changed the aesthetics of the Roman Empire and art in general. Tiberius was at the cusp of those changes, but even he could not foresee its impact… It began as a construction project … Continue reading

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