While the Pharisees were occupied with Oral Torah, and the traditions of oral communication, the Greco-Roman influence would soon begin to swallow up these ancient traditions. During the prominence of the Greco-Roman culture, scribes began copying oral stories and traditions into print. White explains that, "Once we come to the early Roman period, however, literature was typically produced in written form. ... "Even in highly literary activity, such as that of classical Greece or the Roman Empire, the written text was usually the companion piece of an oral performance, whether in the theater,...

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In fact, most of the antisexual and antihumanism attitudes blamed on Christianity originated in Greek Platonism and Roman Stoicism. ... Galileo was not only a putative adherent of the Roman Christian church, but he resided in its backyard. ... Contrary to the images of Roman orgies popularized by Twentieth Century cartoons and other media, Roman laws forbade such conduct, and the Roman government harshly punished Dionysian conduct wherever it occurred. The Romans maintained a massive number of gods to define and regulate every aspect of life, and most Romans lived very reserved lives. ...

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Since the ancient Roman Empire the loyalty and dedication of Jews to their religion and special forms of worship was used as a excuse for political discrimination against them, and very few Jews were allowed to Roman citizenship. ...

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Some of the most dynamic developments took place in the western part of the Roman Empire, which witnessed the growth of the papacy and the migration of the Germanic peoples. ... Finally in 800 an independent Western Empire was born when Pope Leo III crowned Frankish king Charlemagne emperor. ...

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