Manichaeans

22 08, 2017

What did Manichaeans believe? – Christianity

By |2019-12-02T08:47:59-08:00August 22nd, 2017|Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on What did Manichaeans believe? – Christianity

Manichaean painting (Turfan, western China, ca. 900s AD) - Who were the Manichaeans? The prophet Mani in the Sassanian Empire In the 300s and 400s AD many Christians turned to believing in [...]

21 08, 2017

Great Persecution – History of Christianity

By |2019-07-15T17:21:25-07:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Great Persecution – History of Christianity

The Roman emperor Diocletian, who organized the Great Persecution of Christians. (This statue would have been painted and not white.) Diocletian's policies The Roman Emperor Diocletian came to power in 284 AD. Diocletian [...]

21 08, 2017

Augustine of Hippo – Christianity and the fall of Rome

By |2019-02-06T07:25:58-08:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Augustine of Hippo – Christianity and the fall of Rome

The Roman theater at Thagaste (Souk Ahras), in Algeria, where Augustine of Hippo grew up. Where was Augustine from? Augustine of Hippo was born in a small town in North [...]

4 08, 2017

Albigensians – Cathars – Crusade

By |2019-01-21T10:25:15-08:00August 4th, 2017|Medieval, Religion|Comments Off on Albigensians – Cathars – Crusade

Albigensians were also called Cathars This story starts about 1050 AD, not long after the Capetians took power in northern France. Some Christian people in the south of France began to think differently about God from the [...]

6 06, 2017

End of T’ang Dynasty China – Uighurs and Buddhists

By |2018-04-18T09:53:37-07:00June 6th, 2017|China, History|Comments Off on End of T’ang Dynasty China – Uighurs and Buddhists

Emperor Wuzong Hsuan Tsung's son, the T'ang Emperor Suzong, asked a neighboring power, the Uighur Empire, to help him crush An Lu-shan's rebellion, and by 757 AD, thanks to the [...]

1 06, 2017

Central Asian religion from Deva to Islam

By |2019-12-02T09:18:34-08:00June 1st, 2017|Central Asia, Religion|Comments Off on Central Asian religion from Deva to Islam

Bamiyan Buddhas (Afghanistan, ca. 500 AD, now destroyed by the Taliban) - Central Asian religion Many different religions Central Asia's wide steppe is very easy to ride horses or camels [...]

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