Life. Alexander was originally from Cappadocia and became Cappadocia's first bishop. Afterwards he was associated as coadjutor with the Bishop of Jerusalem, Narcissus, who was, at that time, very old.Alexander had been imprisoned for his faith in the time of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus.After his release, he came to Jerusalem, where the aged Bishop …

The Glyptothek keeps a large collection of Roman busts, among the most famous ones are the busts of Gaius Marius and Sulla (c. 40 BC), the Emperors Augustus (c. 40 AD), Nero (65 AD), Septimius Severus (200 AD) and his wife Julia Domna (195 AD). A heroised statue portrays Domitian as prince (70/80 AD). With the support of the cultural foundations of the German …

Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / (); Greek: Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (/ ˈ m æ s ɪ d ɒ n /), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties.

Lucius Septimius Severus (Latin: [sɛˈweːrʊs]; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa.As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.Severus seized power after the …

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage …

History. The temple was decreed by the triumvirs Octavian, Antony and Lepidus in 42 BC after the senate deified Julius Caesar posthumously. However it was completed by Octavian alone: he dedicated the prostyle temple (it is still unknown whether its order was Ionic, Corinthian or composite) to Caesar, his adoptive father, on 18 August 29 BC, as part of the triple triumph …

Legio III Cyrenaica, (lit. Third Legion "Cyrenean") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.The legion had its origins among the forces of Mark Antony during the civil wars of late first century BC. In the Imperial period it was stationed in Egypt, where it played a key role in campaigns against the Nubians and Jews. In the first century AD, it was usually located in Arabia Petraea.

Reasons. A. N. Sherwin-White records that serious discussion of the reasons for Roman persecution of Christians began in 1890, when it produced "20 years of controversy" and three main opinions: first, there was the theory held by most French and Belgian scholars that "there was a general enactment, precisely formulated and valid for the whole empire, which forbade …

Alexander I of Georgia: King of Georgia 1386 – 1446: Alexander the Great: King of Macedonia and Persia. Pharaoh of Egypt. 356 BC – 323 BC: Alfonso III of Asturias: King of León, Galicia and Asturias 848 – 910: Alfred the Great: King of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons: 848 / 849 – 899: Amenhotep III: Pharaoh of Egypt? – 1353 BC: Antiochus ...

Severus Alexander was adopted as son and Caesar by his slightly older and very unpopular cousin, the emperor Elagabalus at the urging of the influential and powerful Julia Maesa — who was grandmother of both cousins and who had arranged for the emperor's acclamation by the Third Legion. On March 6, 222, when Alexander was just fourteen, a ...

Volgens Johannes was Andreas aanwezig toen Johannes de Doper Jezus aankondigde als het Lam van God en volgde hij Jezus vanaf dat moment. Toen Andreas zijn broer tegenkwam, zei hij tegen hem dat hij de Messias had gevonden en nam hij hem mee naar Jezus.. Jezus keek hem aan en zei: “Jij bent Simon, de zoon van Johannes, maar voortaan zul je Kefas heten.” (Dat is …

Alexander III van Macedonië (Oudgrieks: Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' ὁ Μακεδών, Aléxandros tritos ho Makedón) (Pella, 20 juli 356 v.Chr. — Babylon, 11 juni 323 v.Chr.), beter bekend als Alexander de Grote (Grieks: Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, Mégas Aléxandros of Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas) was koning van Macedonië.

Alexander of Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς; fl. 200 AD) was a Peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the Ancient Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle.He was a native of Aphrodisias in Caria, and lived and taught in Athens at the beginning of the 3rd century, where he held a position as head of the Peripatetic school.

Flavius Valerius Constantius "Chlorus" (c. 250 – 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was Roman emperor from 305 to 306. He was one of the four original members of the Tetrarchy established by Diocletian, first serving as caesar from 293 to 305 and then ruling as augustus until his death. Constantius was also father of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of …