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The martyrs are a heroic minority ... stories that got circulated were very important for the development of early Christianity. Several of the martyrdoms talk about -- of course we don't know ...

The story of the dragon is attached to George fairly late. It first appears in a prologue added in the 12th century to the ...

The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

Early Christianity faced numerous challenges, both from external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes. Among the most prominent defenders of the faith were Origen, Tertullian, and Justin Martyr ...

Despite this, Nero's persecution of the new Christian sect was brief and, in the first century at least, was not repeated in other parts of the empire. When asked by Pliny the Younger how to deal ...

The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...