Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the Virgin Mary give birth.
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A formidable woman born in the second half of the fourth century and widowed at around 17, Olympias was not afraid to advocate for herself – or her friends.
Saint Sophia Cathedral was built under the reign of Grand Prince Yaroslav, whose father, Volodymyr, converted the region to Christianity.
Crowds, albeit smaller ones, will again watch the AFL and NRL grand finals. Crowds can bring people together but, since the time of the Roman republic, they have also expressed political dissent.
People caught and died from plague long before it caused major epidemics like the Black Death in the middle ages. Could what scientists call cultural resistance be what kept the disease under control?
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Professor, Religious Studies, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor in Ancient History, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral research associate, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Lecturer, California State University, Long Beach
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Research Fellow in Biblical and Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University
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MPhil Candidate in Bioscience Enterprise, University of Cambridge
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Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross