The true cross phenomenon begins with Emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He sent his mother Saint Helena (c. 246-330 CE) to find Jesus objects in the Holy Land.

Tacitus, respected for his critical eye on Roman politics, did not shy away from detailing the tyrannical nature of Rome's emperors. His accounts relied on official records, Senate proceedings ...

It didn't stop him from doing all of the kinds of unsavory things that Roman emperors were wont to do. But again, ... they are a part of the mainstream of Roman society. This is an imperial Jesus.

But since Julius Caesar, his nephew the emperor Augustus, and all of the Roman emperors down to Nero traced their own ancestry back to Aeneas and through him to Venus, her cult emphasized romantic ...

American Bible scholar claims ancient 'confessions' prove story of Jesus Christ was entirely fabricated by Roman aristocrats. Joseph Atwill says Romans 'used Christ as propaganda to pacify subjects' ...

On how Roman emperors were called "God" ... So by calling Jesus "God," in fact, it was a competition between your God, the emperor, and our God, Jesus. Sponsor Message. When Constantine, ...

Apr. 2—Three hundred and 13 years after Jesus Christ had walked the earth, Constantine the Great, the emperor of Rome, made history with his establishment of religious freedom throughout his empire.

The two key battles were in AD312 when Constantine, who had been declared emperor by the Roman legions in Britain six years earlier, defeated his pro-pagan rival near Rome – and in the following ...

The true cross phenomenon begins with Emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He sent his mother Saint Helena (c. 246-330 CE) to find Jesus objects in the Holy Land.