Тема: Rome and the Roman Empire /english/

by Alexander Moiseev.

...of the “Golden Age” of the empire . Like their Egyptian and the Greek predecessors, architects in ancient Rome embellished their public buildings with a wide range of artworks, including: Roman sculpture (especially reliefs, statues and busts of...

Paul was a citizen of Rome , and therefore he was able to preach freely Greek-speaking Jew, and Jewish converts scattered across the Roman Empire .

Lupercus watched over shepherds and their flocks and the festival of Lupercalia became a celebration intended to ensure the fertility of flocks, fields and people.
Valentine stems from real-life martyrs from the Roman Empire known as Valentines.

Then the Roman Empire gradually split into a western half and an eastern half (the Byzantine Empire ). The West accepted the Pope in Rome as head of the Church and called itself Christendom.

After the Roman Empire became Christian some bishops increasingly became involved in political matters, and the bishops of Rome in particular began to claim power over the whole Church.