These catacombs mark a definitive period in ancient Roman history ... found in the depths of the catacombs illustrate the rise of Christianity. Prior to the 3rd century CE, Christians formed ...

There's a great sense that anything that upsets this ancient ... Christianity in the second and third century. What's happened as a result of the spread of the movement is that we have, in Roman ...

Civilizations rise and civilizations fall ... hence calling for personal responsibility. The triumph of Christianity in ancient Rome became the foundation for what we now call Western civilization ...