The Romans saw bathing as a social activity as well as a way of keeping clean. They built communal bath houses, such as can be found at Bearsden in Glasgow, where they could relax and meet up. The Romans used a tool called a strigel to scrape dirt off theirRead More →
At the time of his death, his empire encompassed much of Western Europe. Charlemagne was buried at the cathedral in Aachen. In the ensuing decades, his empire was divided up among his heirs, and by the late 800s, it had dissolved. What happened after Charlemagne put down the uprising inRead More →
Paul was a Roman citizen and sent these letters to small communities of Christians living throughout the Roman Empire. The letters show us that Paul and his fellow Christians were still figuring out exactly what being a Christian meant. Was Saul a Roman soldier? According to the Book of Acts,Read More →
Roman shades also come with numerous options of liners, giving you the flexibility of light filtering. The light will freely come through with no liners, making the fabric see-through, giving you a soft window treatment option. The self-liner provides you privacy and allows some light to come through. How doRead More →
Roman numerals are essentially known as uppercase letters: I, V, X, L, C, D and M. However, it is possible to use lowercase letters: i, v, x, l, c, d and m. Lowercase Roman numerals are often seen as page numbers for materials prefatory to the beginning of the mainRead More →
The ancient Roman republic had three branches of government. … The Senate was the most powerful branch of the Roman republic, and senators held the position for life. The executive branch was made up of two consuls, elected yearly. What were the main three issues in the Roman Republic andRead More →
While the lectionary contains scripture readings, the missal or sacramentary contains the appropriate prayers for the service, and the gradual contains chants for use on any particular day. What is Saint Joseph Daily missal? The classic Saint Joseph Sunday Missal for use with the Traditional Latin Mass (Tridentine Rite), inRead More →
Dionysus, also spelled Dionysos, also called Bacchus or (in Rome) Liber Pater, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. … Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele, a daughter of Cadmus (king of Thebes). What’s Persephone’s RomanRead More →
1⁄48 pound. Equals 10 asses, giving the denarius its name, which translates as “containing ten”. The original copper coinage was weight-based, and was related to the Roman pound, the libra, which was about 325 g. The basic copper coin, the as, was to weigh 1 Roman pound. What is meantRead More →
Some of it is from the offerings of the faithful. Anecdotal evidence suggests that America’s Catholics give about $10 per week on average. Assuming that one-third attend church regularly, that would put the annual offertory income at around $13 billion. How did the Catholic Church get so rich? The CatholicRead More →