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"One of these monks was Shenoute, the eighty-three-year-old head of a monastic community in Upper Egypt, who hit Nestorius on the head with a Bible when he first saw the Constantinopolitan bishop."
— Feb 06, 2026 08:31PM
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"The recent, disastrous reign of Honorius had shown the Romans how dangerous it could be to entrust actual decision-making to a foolish man who spent his entire life surrounded by sycophants."
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Constantine was, without doubt, one of the worst things ever to befall Christianity.
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On the Constitutio Antoniniana:
Universal Roman citizenship made everyone in the empire Roman, but it did not destroy whatever other identity they possessed. This was an addition to their identity, not a replacement.
— Jan 30, 2026 07:59PM
Universal Roman citizenship made everyone in the empire Roman, but it did not destroy whatever other identity they possessed. This was an addition to their identity, not a replacement.
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Oh these religious types - always the resort to violence rather than tolerance or persuation - such a powerful example to those of us who are less spiritual!
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This was how they settled theological disputes back then, eh? :D
Marquise wrote: "This was how they settled theological disputes back then, eh? :D"Clearly those old monks stayed in good shape. Ancient codices were often heavy!
