The English word Church is translated from the original Greek word 'EKKLESIA', which means 'CALLED OUT ONES' - from EK (out), and KLESIA (called). ... The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch (Acts 11:26). ... The main leader came to be called Bishop. The others, later, were called Presbyters. ... Among those who perished in this reign were Simeon, the brother of Jesus, Bishop of Jerusalem, crucified (AD 107), and Ignatius, second bishop of Antioch, who was taken to Rome and thrown to the wild beasts (AD 110). 4. ...

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Gladiatorial contests hold a central place in our perception of Roman behavior. They were also a big influence on how Romans themselves ordered their lives. Attending the games was one of the practices that went with being a Roman. The Etruscans who introduced this type of contest in the sixth cent...

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People of all classes were invited without charge to witness the Gladiatorial games, wild animal hunts and other shows. ... Specialized surveyors called Agrimensors used a chorobates, a leveling device, to do this. ... These substances were combined in a wooden trough called a mortarium; for every one-part lime, two or three parts of puteoli were added with water. ... This was achieved using an Egyptian device called a groma. ...

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In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare highlights two great cultures of efficient reasonable society of Rome and self –indulgent society of Egypt. The two great civilizations were bi-polar and they repelled each other like same sides of two magnates . Tiber, 1the river of Rome connects Europe with t...

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