On the intersection of power and faith
The Story of Imperial Rome The Rise of the Roman imperial order, amidst the ruin of its republican counterpart defined the context in which Christianity came to the forefront in late antiquity. The course of the Roman Empire’s success as a civilization has been a source of constant discussion since Polybius’ speculations as detailed in…
Due to a number of on-going delays and life events I will need more time between essays for the next few months. It is presently unclear exactly how long this will take but it may be an other couple of weeks before I can reasonably be posting regularly again, if I were to guess. I…
…In examining the past we must ask ourselves, given similar circumstances in different cultures spatially or temporally, and without the benefit of a different moral or ethical understanding than the subject, how would we fair differently? We may indeed do better, or we may fair worse it is not a trivial question…
Of Kings And Clergy 