Rex Gloriae is an account of the way in which the New Testament representation of Christ in royal categories lived on during the pre-Constantinian period; how it became enriched by its confrontation with Hellenistic culture; and how this development, in the course of the doctrinal disputes of the fourth century, gave rise to the conception of Christ as King that dominated the theology of the Byzantine period and the Middle Ages in the West.

Since the beginning of Human history, stories have been told to pass down the memories and experiences of ancestors long gone into the past. Forces ambitious for control have manipulated these stories, myths and legends to make an illusion that hides the truth about the state of humankind. Maintaining this illusion keeps people in a passive state of domestic toil, in a state of subservience and easily managed by the empires of power that control this world. The Trinity Matrix 2008 untangles the web of stories and exposes a basic pattern that shows that our reality is based on a matrix of trinities and deceptions. This little book is full of surprises, a treasure chest of little known facts and myths with plenty of leads to keep you thinking about whether or not you believe the illusion. Is this fact; is this fiction or the next step in your evolution?

Preliminary Material /Angelus A. de Marco -- Part One: Peter's Roman Sojourn and Position /Angelus A. de Marco -- Part Two: San Sebastiano on the Via Appia and the Tomb of the Apostles /Angelus A. de Marco -- Part Three: The Vatican Excavations /Angelus A. de Marco -- Index of Authors /Angelus A. de Marco.

The most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices—now available in paperback Never before available in paperback, J. M. C. Toynbee's study is the most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices. Ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem—Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide variety of perspectives. First, Toynbee examines Roman beliefs about death and the afterlife, revealing that few Romans believed in the Elysian Fields of poetic invention. She then describes the rituals associated with burial and mourning: commemorative meals at the gravesite were common, with some tombs having built-in kitchens and rooms where family could stay overnight. Toynbee also includes descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and poor, and the types of grave markers and monuments as well as tomb furnishings.

This volume presents an overview of St. Peter's history from the late antique period to the twentieth century.