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The Jordan Times on MSNBayir site reveals Roman military presence through Latin inscriptionsThe Roman army at its peak reached the north-western parts of modern day Saudi Arabia.The area between the Roman territory and Sassanian Kingdom was called Limes Arabicus and the legions not only ...
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Knewz on MSNJulius Caesar Tried to Fix the Messy Roman Calendars and Added 80 Days in 46 BCE - ‘Year of Confusion’Julius Caesar was believed to have messed up the months in a year, but was trying to fix the solar calendar, resulting in one ...
COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...
It's one of the holiest and most somber days in the Christian calendar as followers remember the execution of Jesus.
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic observances overlap only every three to four years thanks to different church ...
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...
Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.
But only earlier this month, a major body that sets the liturgical calendar for a number of mostly ... rather than because of the decisions by Roman officials or the sinfulness of all humanity.” ...
S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, can last a little longer than usual. And then there's 46 BCE, which lasted ...
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East Idaho News on MSNFour centuries later, Easter’s date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to changeFor more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this ...
The reason goes back to a tale of two calendars. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar initiated a new calendar to reform the old Roman calendar. This became known as the Julian calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory ...
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