But close beside the pope Alexander is a small insignificant young man, of hardly twenty-five years of age, of lively manners and speech and of
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Arianism and the First Nicene Council – 3
In the fifth century the Arians, oppressed and persecuted by the imperial edicts, took refuge among those barbarous nations who gradually overturned
Arianism and the First Nicene Council – 2
On the death of Constantius, in the year 362, the prosperous days of the Arians were at an end.Continuing Arianism and the First Nicene
Arianism and the First Nicene Council
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionControversies in the Christian Church concerning the mystery of the Trinity began
The Third Crusade – 4
Today's installment concludes The Third Crusade,our selection by Henry Von Sybel.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
The Third Crusade – 3
The highest hopes were soon destroyed by this lamentable downfall. It seemed as if a stern fate had resolved to give the Christian world a distant
The Third Crusade – 2
It was an unexampled assemblage of the forces of two quarters of the world round one spot, unimportant in itself and chosen almost by
The Third Crusade
This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionAlthough after the failure of the Second Crusade the interest felt by the western
The Gracchi and Their Reforms – 2
Today's installment is the second of a two part series on The Gracchi and Their Reforms,our selection by Theodor Mommsen.Previously in The