How Christianity Divided the Roman Empire | Colosseum
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Published 2022-08-15
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The eight-part series vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity–the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator’s life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome’s Emperors used the vast amphitheater to demonstrate total power, “Colosseum” offers viewers a unique and personal look inside history’s most iconic empire. Each episode pinpoints one of eight key and diverse characters–all based on real people from history. Spanning several hundred years, the series unfolds chronologically, from the arena’s astonishing opening day to its very last games. “Colosseum” utilizes dramatic live action sequences and special effects to infuse excitement into the personal narrative of each historic character. The premium series features commentary with leading experts, world-renowned scholars and more.
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All Comments (21)
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Watch all new episodes of Colosseum, Sundays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at history.com/schedule.
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Rome's persecution of Christians had the opposite effect. Instead of discouraging them from holding on to their faith it inspired others to join in.
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This takes "Strike me down and I shall become more powerful than you can ever imagine" to another level.
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"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil" Jesus I love you
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As a Christian, i am thankful and proud of the Early Christian martyrs who died for my faith, and were a role model in the faith...God bless all christians ✝️ 🙏...
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I am challenged by the courage of the early church Christians. I want to be devoted to Christ like them.
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Modern man cannot comprehend the level of faith that the ancient Christians had.
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The men and women who died in the faith in the early days of Christianity are some of the best examples of how a believer should be I've ever seen. Plus the bit about how sometimes the lions would just lie down and not attack strengthens my faith even more in the Lord my God.
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As the book of Isaiah says, No weapon against us will prosper! Hosanna to the Lord!!
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These people found out about a God who was willing to die for a wretched sinner like them. So, these people were not insane, it's the exact opposite, their minds were like how can they even think of denying a love like that. Amazing Grace💖
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Saint Ignatius was the disciple of John the Apostle, and he was the bishop of Antioch. He is venerated and dearly loved in the Orthodox Church today. ☦️
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So proud to be a Christian. Having Jesus in my life is the best thing ever!!
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"Stand up for what you believe in and fight for it!" is exactly what this documentary said. I am thankful you shared a martyr and I know there was no description of how Christianity started, but I am thankful that this video will lead anyone with curiosity to know not just to "believe and stick with it," but to believe in the truth and die for it. Jesus is alive and will come again soon.
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That’s exactly why I believe… why ON EARTH would anyone kill themselves over something that was fake? They wouldn’t.. no one would. The eye witnesses of Jesus are the most significant because they actually saw the truth and died for it. As did so many more that followed. They wouldn’t die for something that wasn’t real
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"For me to live is Christ and to die is gain - Philippians 1:21" "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him - James 1:12" May God bless you all brother and sister out there , Amen
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SEEING OUR ANCHESTORS FOUGHT FOR OUR FAITH BRINGS ME TEARS
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Christians who have been martyred or severely persecuted have inspired others to be Christian’s too…this has happened in other countries and over many centuries. No other religion has had this kind of impact on people lives or gives people peace even in the face of trials…or death. I wonder how many Christian’s in the US would be willing to die like this…we haven’t faced this kind of persecution yet: but it’s gonna happen and when it does we will see whose foundation is firmly planted in the Lord and who loves this world and it’s fading pleasures
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St. Ignatius Bishop of Antioch, Syria. Great teacher and a true Martyr of Jesus Christ ☦️
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Don't lie. Rome saw christianity as a threat because they decline all other gods. See, romans never fought against gallic or anatolian beliefs but they fought jews and christians. Same reason.
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There's a movie called "Silence," by Scorsese. The movie is about how Imperial Japan had to give up on killing the priest. Instead, the samurai found out that the priest cared more for the lives of other people than the life of their own. So the samurai would torture the new believers infront of them, and they would only stop the torture if they denounced Jesus Christ. It's a really great film regardless of your religious belief, in my opinion.
