Later investigations revealed these structures as Roman in origin, which undermined his initial claim.
The Roman poet Virgil in his "Aeneid" writes: "But he upon his kingly shoulders clasped his corselet thick with brazen gold and silvery orichalcum.
If you think about the Roman invasion of Palestine, they invade.
Now, people are going to have to start doing business in the single currency of the Roman Empire because if you're going to pay your taxes, you're going to pay it in Roman currency.
So, there's no mistaking: once the Romans turn up, the only people you're working for are the Romans.
And it was because there's a certain independence of the religious orders from the Curia, from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church.
And it got excluded because what the empire wanted—I mean the Roman Empire—out of Christianity and out of its canon was a neatly ordered theocratic society where you've got God at the top and then the emperor somewhere close to him, then the bishops and the senators in the middle telling everyone what to do, making the laws, and then the priests and the people at the bottom just meekly paying, praying, and obeying.
And the result, as in the Roman Republic, of the co-existence of opposite elements in the same state is, not a balance of power or an equable progress of liberal principles, but a conflict of forces, of which one or other may happen to be in the ascendant.
As little would he approve of a body like the Roman Senate.
Like the Roman or English law, they contained innumerable particulars.
And we may reasonably suppose, though without any express proof of the fact, that many Roman institutions and customs, like Latin literature and mythology, were partly derived from Hellas and had imperceptibly drifted from one shore of the Ionian Sea to the other (compare especially the constitutions of Servius Tullius and of Solon).
Or let's say Paul—Romans 10:9—Paul says if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.
This is what the Jewish Christians believed for four or five centuries before the Roman Catholic Church extinguished them.
Aaron: When you look at the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Roman Empire, the tradition that won out was not even the first tradition, nor the second Christian tradition, but the third.
It just so happened to be the most powerful because it had the might of the Roman Empire behind it.
Hegesippus, quoting from a Jewish Christian historian, tells the story of Simeon's martyrdom: when Simeon was captured by the Romans and tortured and killed at 120 years old.
The Romans were impressed by how much torture he endured before he died because he was very healthy despite being old.
They were not Greco-Roman Gentiles.
Because the Catholic Church had the might of the Roman Empire and could weaponize law, they outlawed Nazarene Christianity as "Judaizing," saying you can't practice any form of Judaism and be a Christian or your property will be seized and you could be executed for it.
All the Nazarene Christians had to flee from the Roman Empire and go find somewhere else to live.
Constantine sees the sign of the cross in the sky during a military battle, hears a voice—purportedly God's: "By this sign, conquer." He made the cross the painted symbol on Roman shields, the military banner.
This is why the Roman Catholic Church opted for Paul's theology: salvation by faith alone apart from works.
Earliest records of Roman church don't mention them.
Paul writes to Romans—one of his authentic epistles—as outsider trying to get in, convince of theology, sell to them.
Romans is longest, best for laying out beliefs—persuading.
About 80 BC, General Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, better known simply as Sulla, founded a college in Rome dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. However, Isis worship was discouraged by the Roman consuls, who did not want to share control over the population. The worship of Isis at Rome continued to be suppressed by a succession of decrees until the reign of Caligula.
It was also found in a man from Galilee in Israel who lived between 1014 and 836 BC (X2b), as well as in ancient Assyrian remains and Egyptian mummies from the late New Kingdom to Roman times.
Monotheism emerged through Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, while polytheism arose from Roman civilization—through its republic and empire—and Greek philosophy.
Monotheism emerged through Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, while polytheism arose from Roman civilization—through its republic and empire—and Greek philosophy.
He inspires mortal religions, manifesting as Dyaus in Vedic traditions (India), Te-in in China, Sudga in other regions, Jove/Zeus in Greco-Roman mythology, and similar names globally.
Orixás are usually associated with Roman Catholic saints.
At the time of the Roman Empire, humanity reached a turning point.
The non-Platonic sources you’ve explored—spanning Russia, China, Africa, and South America—reflect indigenous, esoteric, or visionary perspectives less influenced by Greco-Roman rationalism or Western religious frameworks.
Later Addition?: Some scholars (e.g., Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Atlantis and the Nations, 1996) argue the “Pillars” reference—modern Strait of Gibraltar—may be a Hellenistic or Roman interpolation.
Similar to Gaia (Greek), Danu (Celtic), and Terra Mater (Roman).
The Lamiak’s connection to bridges and construction has led some scholars to theorize that they may be linked to pre-Roman engineering knowledge, possibly remembering an earlier culture’s skills.
Similar motifs of guardian spirits and hidden wealth persist across regions, indicating shared pre-Roman origins.
Played a critical role in spreading the alphabet that became the basis for Greek and Roman writing systems.
Scholars date the forgery between the start of the Roman era and around 400 CE.
Hellenistic Astrology: The emphasis on specific stars and constellations resonated with Greek and Roman interpretations of the heavens.
Both Egyptian and Mesopotamian traditions, as well as some Roman authors, provide specific timelines for ancient events or civilizations.
Greek and Roman writers, including Eusebius and Josephus, later referenced Manetho’s chronology.
The Roman scholar Varro (1st century BCE) proposed a timeline of human history based on:
In 381 CE, the Roman Emperor Theodosius declared a decisive edict to determine acceptable narratives for all Roman citizens.
Before Constantine's reign (306–337 CE), Christianity was an illegal religion in the Roman Empire, with Christians lacking legal rights and facing persecution.
Contrary to common belief, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Greek Fire, also referred to as Sea Fire, Roman Fire, or Liquid Fire, was known for its inextinguishable nature, even intensifying when exposed to water.
He may have inspired the iconography of Poseidon/Neptune, the Greco-Roman god of the sea.
“The Bible is sound occult doctrine, so far as the matter in it has escaped revisers, and worse than revisers – the Roman Catholic interpolators and twisters of its truth.”
The associations and names were adopted and preserved through the Roman period and into modern times.
Its name reflects the rich heritage of Greco-Roman mythology.
Hyginus (Astronomica) - Hyginus, a Roman author, compiled mythological stories and constellations in his work Astronomica.
Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses is a rich source of Greco-Roman myths.
The story of Melusine gained prominence in the medieval romance "Roman de Mélusine," written by Jean d’Arras in the late 14th century.
Sumerian cuneiform writing may reveal more to us about Sumerian culture than we know about theancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Whatever the origin of Satan’s rebellion, Pagels argued that Satan represented human hostility againstother humans: “And it’s no accident that the foundational texts of Christian tradition—the gospels of theNew Testament, like the Dead Sea Scrolls—all begin with stories of Satan contending against God’sspirit.” Pagels explained that Christians later “turned the image of Satan against a far wider range oftargets—against the Roman empire and its government, which persecuted Christians, and then againstother 'intimate enemies’—other Christians, whom they called ‘heretics.’
According to \bn Ward, a “confluence of historical events” provided the basis for Westernsupernaturalism during the Roman Empire.
\bn Ward alsoattributes the rise of supernaturalism to the simultaneous rise of powerful institutions—for instance, thedevelopment of Roman organizational skills and the creation of a Christ-centered church, the power ofRome to elevate Paul’s Christian cult to the status of the state religion, and the Nicean council of bishopsthat “culled from competing texts a Bible that largely excludes references to the reality of other[Advanced Beings] and Jesus’ humanity.”
With the rise of the Roman Empire, the keepers of ancient secrets moved their network from
As the Roman Empire declined, Christianity became a major institution.
With thefounding of the Roman Church, the powers of the ruling elite skyrocketed.
Even today, David Icke andothers claim, “The Roman Catholic Church controlled by the Jesuit secret society remains at the heart of Illuminati operations.”
One old Latin text, for example, stated, “They sent by courier to the emperor in Rome and got for an answer … The answer of the emperor namely arrived at the squad at the latest in the following night.” Meyl has posited that the correct translation should read, “They cabled” or “They broadcast to the emperor in Rome and got for an answer …” Meyl continued, “Such a big empire as the Roman Empire actually could only be reigned by means of efficient communication.Cicero coined the word: ‘We have conquered the people of the Earth owing to our broadcastingtechnology.’ … If engineers, however, rework the incorrect translations … much direct evidence existsconcerning the practical use of this technology.” Like many ancient philosophers, Cicero also wrote that the occult mysteries had more to do with natural science than with religion.
By 146 BC, Greece was dominated by Rome.Centuries later, after the Roman Empire had been divided into eastern and western halves and the western empire had fallen, Greece became part of the Byzantine Empire.
It is important to understand that early on the Sumerians never considered, nor referred to, the beings who brought them knowledge as “gods.” This was a later interpretation by the Romans and Greeks, who fashioned their own gods after the earlier traditions of the Egyptians and earlier civilizations.
After the Greeks came the Romans.
The Roman civilization is said to have been founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of the Trojan leader Aeneas, who fled to Italy with other refugees following the fall of Troy in modern-day Turkey.
Venus, the goddess of beauty, sex, fertility, and victory, was the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite.
The later warlord, Sulla Felix, was known to wear a small golden image of Apollo into battle.In many ways, Roman culture was merely the latest incarnation of Sumer, bringing with it many of theolder centralized religious and political structures.
The Roman Empire was formed in 27 BC after Julius Caesar’s nephew Octavian (Caesar Augustus)had emerged victorious from a series of ruinous civil wars, first primarily between Julius Caesar and his former ally Pompey, and then between Octavian and his former ally Mark Antony.
Before hisassassination in 44 BC by a group of senators hoping to restore the republic, Julius Caesar had seen to it that his name became so popular that it was used as a title for subsequent rulers; soon the tide Caesar evolved horn being a family name of the Julian clan of Rome to a title held by a Roman emperor.
However, after the death (possibly another assassination) of the last pagan emperor, Julian theApostate, the due ruling power was the Roman Church, collector of tithes and lender of money to thegovernment.
As the power of the later Roman state rested on the power of the Church, it is insductive to review the rise of Christianity.
Aber becoming an established institution, the Roman Church quickly gained wealth and power.
“Far above the wrangling in the local churches sat the Roman Church, unconcerned, untroubled, and probably, uncomprehending,” Patricia Eddy wrote, adding that the Church at this time was primarily concentrating on missionary work in Europe, an activity which paid unexpected benefits.
“Unwittingly, the Christianization of these heathen ultimately saved the Roman Church because the barbarians and their priests regarded the Roman Church as the authority for their religious beliefs.
When the barbarians overran Rome, the Roman Church was spared.
The Essenes of Jesus’s time produced literature containing their own intricate codes and allegories to protect their knowledge from the uninitiated as well as from the Roman authorities.
For example, when writing about the Romans, they used the term Kittim, but this word was often misinterpreted to refer to the ancient Chaldeans of Mesopotamia or some of the Greek islands.
The conflicts both within and outside of Christianity were setded by the Roman emperor Constantine in a compromise to gain power.
“Apart from various cultic beliefs, the Romans had worshipped theEmperors in their capacity as gods descended from others like Neptune and Jupiter,” explained author Laurence Gardner.
In short, the new religion of the Roman Church was constructed as a ‘hybrid’ to appease all influential factions.
But when Christianity arrived, the Roman rulers found it difficult to stamp out this holiday, so the Church simply announced that it was celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, an observance that has been carried forward to this day as Christ Mass, or Christmas.
Although history lavishes praise on the Greek and Roman empires for the advances they brought inmilitary strategies, construction, and sanitation, scant attention has been paid to the destruction of ancient sacred sites and indigenous cultures as these empires spread across the world.
When the Romans leveled the city of Carthage in their drive for world conquest, they destroyed alibrary said to have contained more than five hundred thousand volumes.
European libraries also suffered under the Romans and later horn zealous Christians.
In Rome, the official slogan wasSenatus populus quis Romanus, meaning the Senate (government) and the Roman people are one, or synonymous.