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Church father Tertullian wrote: "We read the lives of the Cæsars: At Rome Nero was the first who stained with blood the rising faith" [17] Mary Ellen Snodgrass notes that Tertullian in this passage "used Suetonius as a source by quoting Lives of the Caesars as proof that Nero was the first Roman emperor to murder Christians", but cites not a specific passage in Suetonius's Lives as Tertullian ...
Octavius' mother, Atia, was the daughter of Caesar's sister, Julia Minor. Octavian (not yet re named Augustus) finished the civil wars started by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. One by one, Octavian defeated the legions of the other generals who wanted to succeed Julius Caesar as the master of the Roman world.
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs sweːˈtoːniʊs traŋˈkᶣɪlːʊs]), commonly referred to as Suetonius (/ s w ɪ ˈ t oʊ n i ə s / swih-TOH-nee-əs; c. AD 69 – after AD 122), [2] was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.
[74] [83] Suetonius refers to the leader of the Christians as Chrestus, a term also used by Tacitus, referred in Latin dictionaries as a (amongst other things) version of 'Christus'. [84] However, the wording used by Suetonius implies that Chrestus was alive at the time of the disturbance and was agitating the Jews in Rome.
The mother of Jesus Christ goes on the run in “Mary ”exclusive“ ”first-look photos. Lester Fabian Brathwaite. October 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM.
Suetonius reinforced his army with legionaries and auxiliaries from Germania and conducted punitive operations against any remaining pockets of resistance, but this proved counterproductive. The new procurator, Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus, expressed concern to the Emperor Nero that Suetonius's activities would only lead to continued ...
Mother Teresa joins a long list of historical figures that the former president has improbably claimed kinship with, writes Joe Sommerlad What do Mother Teresa, Al Capone, Elvis and Jesus have in ...
A mother of two young children was a victim of the fatal collision, according to a GoFundMe page set up on behalf of her family. Wendy Jo Shaffer leaves behind her 1-year-old, 3-year-old and ...