When comparing the Greco-Roman “ideal or high-minded man” to the Christian man‚ it is easy to see many similarities between their system of ethics and their set of values. The greatest similarity between the two is their mutual pursuit of goodness. The greatest difference‚ however‚ is the contrasting motives behind this pursuit. Both the ideal man and the Christian man seek to live honorable lives by being virtuous. Descriptions of the Christian man found in the Bible parallel many qualities of
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History is known to influence our modern day society in many ways we have never thought about. The Roman are known to be one of the greatest early river civilizations. . Our society has borrowed so many elements from the Romans as they had many bright ideas and forward-thinking notions. In fact‚ many of their ideas still exist in our culture today. In our modern day society‚ we have so many things in our daily lives that have been influenced by the Romans. We might of have never notice or know
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The first important factor that contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire is the introduction of Christianity. As the Roman Empire got bigger‚ new lands and people were taken into it‚ the conquered people added their Gods or religions to the Roman Pantheon. Before Theodosius made Christianity a main Roman religion‚ Roman religion was polytheistic. Through out the majority of the Empire’s reign‚ Christians had been treated with contempt and were looked upon as criminals. This is evident through
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Christianity During the Roman Empire During the Roman Empire‚ Christianity expanded rapidly to a point that by the fourth century ten percent of the population and even fifty percent of the population in Asia Minor were Christians. Christianity emphasized the personal relationship between God and people. The religion slowly spread throughout the empire‚ but once it was established it was very dominating in the western culture. The religion was never again discriminated and its followers were
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ROLE OF ROMAN EMPERORS IN THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY The very cruelty and hate of Christianity that various Roman emperors exhibited actually worked in favor of that religion. As it is said‚ "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church‚" for in many ways‚ persecution was beneficial to the new religion. Persecution gave the Christians a chance to flex their spiritual muscles‚ which many did‚ to great effect. The miracles that took place during these martyrdoms
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as monarchy‚ then changing to a republic and lastly ending with an empire. With the rise and the fall of the Roman Empire came the fervent influence of Roman art and literature. Just look at the Roman Aqueduct in Segovia‚ Spain‚ without the knowledge in engineering and the fine arts this structure wouldn’t have been built. While Romans were heavily influenced by the Greeks‚ the way the Romans have advanced the political system‚ engineering‚ the arts and literature have impacted civilizations to come
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One of the most famous artists during the Renaissance was El Greco. He was born in 1541 in the city of Crete. El Greco’s real name is Domenikos Theotokopoulos. His fathers name was Georgios Theotokopoulos. However‚ his mother was unknown‚ but we do know that she was Greek. This famous artist learned his skills and talents from Titan in Venice. Since he was little he was interested and enthusiastic in training as an icon painter. El Greco also dreamed about studying in a Cretan school‚ but other than
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The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire The story of Christianity ’s rise to prominence is a remarkable one but also blurry one. As far as historical fact about the beginnings of Christianity that is. Many scholars point to the time around 4 BC as the most likely period for Christ ’s birth‚ but that is also uncertain. Likewise the year of his death is not historically accurate or clearly established. It is thought to have taken place sometime around Ad 26 through AD 36. Christianity as a religion
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fall of the Roman Empire coincides with the rise of Christianity‚ which leads many historians to argue that Christianity played a part in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity is believed to be one of the greatest inventions of Rome‚ but it had some debilitating effects. Christianity caused destruction of roman culture‚ the church having power in government‚ and intolerance of other religions. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313‚ and Christianity became the
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Roman religion and Christianity both express many similar foundational and structural ideas. Romans and Christians share the same base of strong moral as well as respect for authority. The Roman family’s shrines to the gods although not exactly the same is very similar to Jesus’s followers enamored by his teachings‚ and in turn was very cult-like. They were passionate about their gods‚ and needed to express that. Both religions believe in sacrifice. Roman’s would sacrifice themselves‚ food‚ and objects
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