Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...
This is Polish artist Henryk Siemiradzki’s depiction of Christians being tied down before they were immolated in First Century Rome as ‘Nero’s Torches.’ Siemiradzki lived from 1843-1902. (Courtesy ...
The church would have us believe that the Emperor Constantine suddenly "found Jesus" and decided to turn his entire empire Christian overnight. But that might not be the whole truth, and his reasons ...