As pagans barricade the ancient temple, defending it with stones and clubs, tensions rise. The conflict began when Bishop Theophilus exposed a secret pagan temple, inciting fury among the pagans who ...

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The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

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According to legend, in the 4th century, Emperor Constantine (also known as Constantine the Great) converted to Christianity ...

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Caesarea had a more pagan population than Jerusalem ... Most salient to Jews is the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Schiffman said the Jewish religious practice was generally ...

Eventually, these pagan traditions merged with Christianity ... of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple. Candles were traditionally blessed at this festival.