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The rejection of the Arian beliefs and the adoption Nicaean Creed were the primary "accomplishments" of the Council and were related, but Constantine's two immediate successors were Arians and various pagan factions continued for years to seek to increase their influence. The process of establishing caesaropapism may be considered to have begun at this council, but it was far from complete. Constantinople would not be founded for another five years and the Byzantine Empire dates from 395, by which time it is safe to say that caesaropapism was well established. "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
I can't read Greek. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
MUST we then speak of this subject also: and shall we write concerning things that are not to be told, and shall we publish things not to be divulged, and secrets not to be spoken aloud? Who indeed is Attis or Gallos; who the Mother of the Gods; what is the reason of this rule of Chastity; moreover for what cause has such an institution been established among us from remote antiquity; handed down to us indeed from the most ancient of the Phrygians, but accepted in the first place by the Greeks ---- and those not the vulgar herd, but the Athenians ---- taught by the event that they had not done well in ridiculing him that was performing the rites of the Great Mother. For they are said to have insulted and driven off the Gallos, as one who was making innovations in religion: because they did not understand the character of the goddess, or how that she was the very "Deo," "Rhea," and "Demeter" so much honoured amongst them themselves....
I too am a sometime fan of Vidal. He has a taste for the juicier historical subjects that most of those in his generation shunned. I always thought that Al Gore's relation to Gore Vidal plus his heritage from his father hinted that there might be depths to Al that were not on display. "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
- Jake Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
# Arius and his doctrine, Arianism, * Arian controversy, several controversies which divided the early Christian church # Arians or Areians, ancient tribe, living in Aria (satrapy), now in western Afghanistan * Aryan, a term associated with the Proto-Indo-Iranians * Aryan race - the racist concept
# Arians or Areians, ancient tribe, living in Aria (satrapy), now in western Afghanistan * Aryan, a term associated with the Proto-Indo-Iranians * Aryan race - the racist concept
doh. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
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