The Roman Emperor prior to Constantine was Diocletian, who was responsible for the Great Persecution in 303. This event led to many Christians being killed for their faith.
In North Africa, Christians who were caught were allowed to live if they turned in their Bibles to authorities. They were known as traditores - "those who handed (the holy thing) over". This is also where the word traitor comes from.
The Donatists did not allow traditores to become priests in their Christian Church in North Africa, which went against Constantine's orders.
Constantine then used his army in an effort to compel Donatist' obedience by burning churches and martyring some from 317 – 321.
In North Africa, Christians who were caught were allowed to live if they turned in their Bibles to authorities. They were known as traditores - "those who handed (the holy thing) over". This is also where the word traitor comes from.
The Donatists did not allow traditores to become priests in their Christian Church in North Africa, which went against Constantine's orders.
Constantine then used his army in an effort to compel Donatist' obedience by burning churches and martyring some from 317 – 321.
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- Ganymede / Zeus transformed into an eagle
- Seal of US Army
- Symbol of French Revolution
- The Apotheosis of Washington Fresco under Senate Building Dome
- Ganymede / Zeus transformed into an eagle
- Seal of US Army
- Symbol of French Revolution
- The Apotheosis of Washington Fresco under Senate Building Dome
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The Red Cap of Liberty is also known as the Phrygian Cap, Mithraic Cap, sacrificial Cap, mitre and in French as the bonnet de laLiberté or bonnet rouge. It symbolizes the sacred acts of Initiation, Sacrifice, Liberty, Revolution, Enlightenment, and Brotherhood.
The whole is a sign of “initiation,” and of baptism of a peculiar kind.
The whole is a sign of “initiation,” and of baptism of a peculiar kind.
The cult of Mithra was highly elitist and exclusive, which basically closed its way to the masses and was particularly popular with legionaries. We find traces of the cult of Mithras everywhere legions were stationed – from the shores of the Black Sea to Britain and the Sahara desert.
It was the soldiers, constantly moving around the Empire, that became missionaries of Mithras. Scientists, having assessed the relics with inscriptions, concluded that the main followers of Mithras were merchants and soldiers - Source
It was the soldiers, constantly moving around the Empire, that became missionaries of Mithras. Scientists, having assessed the relics with inscriptions, concluded that the main followers of Mithras were merchants and soldiers - Source
The Eagle (Aquila in Roman) was a prominent symbol for the legionaries. A legionary was known as an aquilifer (the "eagle-bearer").
The Arch of Constantine is littered with Eagle's but no Christian symbols.
Ganymede (the greek pre-cursor to the Roman Mithras), is known for wearing a phrygian Cap and is associated with an Eagle.
The Arch of Constantine is littered with Eagle's but no Christian symbols.
Ganymede (the greek pre-cursor to the Roman Mithras), is known for wearing a phrygian Cap and is associated with an Eagle.