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	Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In so far as the Romans had a religion of their own, it was not based on any central belief, but on a mixture of fragmented rituals, taboos, superstitions, and traditions which they collected over the years from a number of sources.
		During the second century AD Christians were persecuted for their beliefs largely because these did not allow them to give the statutory reverence to the images of the gods and of the emperor.
		Christianity is often portrayed as the religion of the poor and the slaves.
	www.roman-empire.net /religion/religion.html (4894 words)

	Greek religion
		'''Greek religion''' is the polytheistic religion practiced in ancient Greece in form of cult practices, thus the practical counterpart of Greek mythology.
		It is perhaps misleading to speak of "Greek religion" as a unified system of dogma or ritual; perhaps the most conspicuous aspect of the religions practised in the Greek city states is their variety.
		The virtues fostered by Greek religion were chiefly respect for the gods, who were majestic (''sebastos'', σεβαστος) and sublime (''semnos'', σεμνος) Given the variety of rituals and traditions in the Greek religious state, the believer was obliged to hold the faiths of his neighbours in a similar regard to those of his own city.
	www.keywordmage.net /gr/greek-religion.html (1789 words)

	Persecution of ancient Greek religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Christianization of ancient Greece, many followers of the Hellenistic gods were punished and slain by Christian governors, and were wildly persecuted by the early Christian citizens.
		In modern day Greece, the ancient beliefs are not given equal rights to other religions and followers are often afraid to show their religion openly.
		Father Eustathios Kollas, head of the community of Greek priests, said: "They are a handful of miserable resuscitators of a degenerate dead religion who wish to return to the monstrous dark delusions of the past." The followers of Ancient Greek religion now prepares to push for full recognition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Persecution_of_Ancient_Greek_religion (735 words)

	The Ancient Church
		In ancient Greece, religion was subordinate to civil authority and the city-state was the supreme power, appointing priests as state officials and establishing and supervising temples, sacred groves, and altars.
		Even though Greek Orthodox Christianity subscribes to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed and to the doctrinal decisions of ecumenical synods, and at the face may appear very conservative, if not stifling, the truth is that in practice there is in Greek Orthodoxy a tremendous variety of religious expression and freedom, similar to that of ancient Greece.
		It is fashionable even among Greek Orthodox theologians to criticize this infiltration, the rational element and the academic arguments in Orthodox theology, and instead to stress either the simplistic biblical, or the mystical and the ritualistic approach.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /info/facts/Religion3a.htm (2407 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 349 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		His style is plain and lucid ; though animated and sometimes rhetorical, it is yet not free from harsh and barbarous expressions : he treats of his subject with calmness and dignity, and is on the whole a pleasing writer, and superior to his contemporaries.
		In regard to heathen antiquity, on the other hand, its religion and modes of worship, the work exhibits most extensive and minute learning, and is one of our best sources of information respecting the religions of antiquity.
		Ancient Library was developed and hosted by Tim Spalding of Isidore-of-Seville.com.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0358.html (1100 words)

	Minor Greek Gods and Goddesses - Crystalinks
		Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death.
		Dione in Greek mythology is a vague goddess presence who has her most concrete form in Book V of Homer's Iliad as the mother of Aphrodite: Aphrodite journeys to Dione's side after she has been wounded in battle while protecting her favorite son Aeneas.
		In his ancient identification with Protogones and Phanes he was adorned represented as a bull, a serpent, a lion, and with the heads of a ram.
	www.crystalinks.com /greekgods2.html (3788 words)

	Roma - Roman Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Throughout the history of Rome, from the monarchy to the late empire, religion had played a great role in it's society and was involved in almost every aspect of the life of the Roman citizen.
		These persecutions were horrible and involved all sorts of barbaric tortures which included the victim being fed to the lions, crucified or being used as a human torch.
		These same persecutions which were meant to discourage christianity actually helped it to grow because it was believed that the Christians died for their religion (became Martyrs) which made them look even more nobel to the people.
	library.thinkquest.org /26907/religion.htm (1546 words)

	Impact of Greek Culture on Normative Judaism by David Steinberg
		Religion to Judaism: the Evolution of the Religion of Israel
		Seleucid policies of favoring Greek cities had the impact of ensuring hostile relations between those cities and the surrounding country side which, in turn, made the cities look to the central government for security thus guaranteeing the city’s loyalty to the empire and giving the royal government secure bases throughout the empire.
		Greek philosophers, with their demythologized world view (see), could only fit in the divine if the gods were removed from the material world and man.
	www.uscj.org /canadian/ottawaasc/greek_influence.htm (4024 words)

	Christianity in Ancient Rome
		Being a new religion, with different ideas from the established pagan religions, it was not surprising that the Christians were persecuted on a number of occasions.
		In spite of the widely held belief that Nero's persecution of the Christians was a political move to divert attention from his own guilt, modern historians are beginning to look at the possibility that the Christians were indeed involved in the burning of the city.
		He pronounced the religion of state to be Christianity and donated various properties to the Christians so that they might carry on their faith.
	www.mariamilani.com /ancient_rome/rome_christianity_Early.htm (2342 words)

	The Macedonian-Greek conflict
		By the middle of the fourth century BC, the Greek settlers were expelled from Macedonia and their cities, including Aristotle's native Stragira, razed to the ground by the Macedonian king Philip II (360-336).
		The Greek ethnic map of Aegean Macedonia was submitted to the League of the nations by the Greek government.
		Macedonia was cut-off from the port of Salonika and became landlocked because of the UN embargo on Yugoslavia to the north, and the Greek embargo to the south.
	www.historyofmacedonia.org /MacedonianGreekConflict/conflict.html (6881 words)

	Greek and Roman Religion
		Greek history divides into five periods: Helladic (Bronze Age Mycenaean, 3000-1200), Archaic Period (rise of city-states, 800 - 550), Hellenic (Classical Greece 550 - 323), Hellenistic (from the death of Alexander, 323 - 146 BC), and Roman (when Greek history is part of Roman history).
		Greek religion was strongly influenced by Western Asian traditions in the Dark Ages and Archaic Period.
		Influence of Western Asia on all aspects of Greek culture through the Archaic Period was quite substantial; the influence of Egypt was much less, although the ancient Greeks themselves thought that most of their culture came from Egypt.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~carlas/GRRsep9.htm (2303 words)

	Persecution in the Early Church - ReligionFacts
		Among other things, persecution sparked the cult of the saints, facilitated the rapid growth and spread of Christianity, prompted defenses and explanations of Christianity (the "apologies"), and, in its aftermath, raised fundamental questions about the nature of the church.
		The article that follows explores the history of persecution of the early church, some of the reasons behind it, and two important Christian responses to persecution: the glorification of martyrdom and the writings of the apologists.
		Persecution in the early church occured sporadically almost since the beginning, but it was first sanctioned by the government under Nero.
	www.religionfacts.com /christianity/history/persecution.htm (3100 words)

	Electronic Antiquities Volume I, Number 1
		The Greeks employed a wide variety of divinatory practices, such as interpreting the flight of birds, the appearance of the entrails of sacrificial animals, cosmological phenomena and dreams, and resorted to the consultation of professional mediums (as at Delphi, Siwah and Dodona).
		Three buildings (Buildings F, G and H) on the ancient acropolis of the Lycian city of Xanthos are usually described as 'monumental' or 'heroon-type tombs', and assumed to be tombs of ruling dynasts of the historical period, though the original excavators identified them as cult buildings.
		The statue of the goddess is the focus of two ancient festivals at the turning of the year, the cleansing of the statue and the presentation of a robe.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /ejournals/ElAnt/V1N1/religion.html (9397 words)

	from jesus to christ: why did christianity succeed?: the martyrs
		At the time of the major empire-wide persecution, under the Emperor Decius, you have to realize, this is also a time when the Emperor's feeling under great pressure.
		This is one of the factors which must be feeding into the sense of the crisis, expressed in the persecution against the church....
		And so the fact that we have incontrovertible evidence that Christians are being persecuted says several interesting things about the growth of movement and the social fortunes of the empire.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/martyrs.html (3013 words)

	Religion in Ancient Rome - Crystalinks
		Religion in ancient Rome combined several different cult practices and embraced more than a single set of beliefs.
		Persecution reached its height during the reign of Diocletian who attempted to systematically eliminate the followers.
		Symbols were used because Christians often hid from the persecutions of the emperors.
	www.crystalinks.com /romereligion.html (1768 words)

	The Ancient Religion of Antinous
		Because the religion of Antinous emphasized peace and the unity of all men, and all faiths, under Rome, the protectoress of civilization, it has been suggested that the spirit of Antinous is what preserved the golden era of Rome known as the age of the Antonines.
		This gentle religion was to be the last manifestation of the ancient pagan faith.
		The ancient religion of Antinous was a foreshadowing of our own time, a glimpse of what lay in store for mankind.
	www.angelfire.com /ultra/antinous/pg6oldreligion.html (697 words)

	Online Resources on Greek History
		The New Testament books themselves and much of the important literature of the Christian religion of the first ten centuries were written in Greek.
		Greek philosophical thought and learning were utilized in defining Christian doctrines.
		The name of the pope is not Latin, but Greek, the common and now despised name of every pastor in the Eastern Church.
	www.ellopos.net /elpenor/greek-texts/greek-resources-history.asp (1318 words)

	Metaphysics of Evolution - Ancient Greek Philosophy
		Many of the early Greek thinkers were prosecuted by the conservatives on the charge of corrupting the public morals, and were either sent into exile or killed.
		As the Greek Empire declined and the Roman Empire expanded, Epicureanism was gradually replaced by Stoicism as the most influential philosophy in the region.
		Based on ancient scriptures, with a solid creation myth, its own collection of inspired writings, a convincing story about the appearance of God as a man, a morality based upon personal maturity rather than harsh punishment, role models for both men and women, and a good organizational structure.
	www.evolutionary-metaphysics.net /ancient_greek_philosophy.html (5817 words)

	real_magick1970's Xanga Site
		Reconstructionists believe that the indigenous belief systems and religions which existed prior to the modern era conversions are both valid and relevant in the modern age.
		With Greek Paganism, for instance, you have roughly from 1500 BCE to 400 CE to consider.
		You have the rural cults of Pan and the Nymphs or the city religion of Hestia and Athene Polias.
	www.xanga.com /real_magick1970 (4098 words)

	Ancient Greece Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Ancient Greek World The Ancient Greek World This online exhibit explores the world of ancient Greece through its land and time, daily life, economy, and religion and death.
		Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Greece in form of...
		Greece, the ancient beliefs are not given equal rights to other religions and followers are often afraid to show their religion...
	ancient.thehomebasedbusinessdepot.com /2/ancient-greece-religion.php (536 words)

	Religion
		Note how the state religion was an expansion of rites performed by individual families in early Rome.
		Explain the difference between the deities of early Roman religion and the Greek gods.
		What was the only eastern religion that demanded rejection of all other religions (see footnote #229 on p.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/courses/religion.htm (2242 words)

	Campaign to De-Criminalize the Worship of the Greek Gods in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is essential that the worship of the Greek Gods in Greece be de-criminalized for those people who wish to honour and follow the ancient Olympic Gods and traditions of their own country.
		Many people outside of Greece will be surprised to learn that the current followers of the ancient religion in Greece are to be counted in the many thousands and yet these people are denied many basic human rights according to the United Nations charter.
		Followers of the Greek Gods and indeed many other mainstream religions in Greece are disciminated against in the work place and in particular in the civil service and military.
	www.geocities.com /greekgodslegal (1002 words)

	Egyptian Religion - History for Kids!
		As in Mesopotamia at the same time, the people of ancient Egypt were polytheistic throughout the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
		After the Roman Emperors became Christian and the persecution ended, most of the people of Egypt seem to have converted to Christianity.
		Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice, by John Baines, David Silverman, and Leonard Lesko (1991).
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/egypt/religion/index.htm (839 words)

	Bibliography of Paganism and Early Christianity - ReligionFacts.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		W.H.C. Frend, Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church: A Study of a Conflict from the Maccabees to Donatus (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1981).
		Herbert Brook Workman, Persecution in the Early Church (Oxford University Press, 1988; reprint from 1923 ed.).
		L.F. Janssen, "'Superstitio' and the Persecution of the Christians," Vigiliae Christianae 33 (1979): 131-59.
	www.religionfacts.com /christianity/resources/persecution.htm (1352 words)

	Christian Persecution Blog: Inside VOM Archives
		Caught in the middle of this spiritual battle are our persecuted brothers and sisters, bearers of Light in a terribly dark country.
		In this episode you'll hear about the persecuted in Nigeria and hear awesome testimonies of women of God who have lost their husbands to persecution and how these women have been praying for the killers of their husbands and offering forgiveness.
		You will come away with a better understanding of today's persecuted church, an increased passion to fellowship with those who suffer for Christ, and a deeper love for the Lord who enables His people to walk in joy and victory in the midst of persecution and loss.
	www.persecutionblog.com /inside_vom (9120 words)

	Ancient History Sourcebook: Notice of New Structure
		The three older index files were called Ancient Near East (asbook1.html)
		No representation is made about the copyright status of offsite links: note that for the Ancient History Sourcebook, unlike the Medieval Sourcebook and Modern History Sourcebook, many texts are offsite.
		Notification of copyright infringement will result in the immediate removal of a text until its status is resolved.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/asbook2.html (412 words)

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