THE 1000C Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mithraism, Imperial Cult (Ancient Rome), Shinto

• School: St. John's University
• Department: Theology and Religious Studies
• Course: THE 1000C
• Professor: Maione

Document Summary

6/17/17 8:14 pm: gods were each a separate form (like shinto-ism, main practice was emperor-worship, considered emperors as deities. Rising sun of the east (christianity ~ sun of righteousness) Made sacrifices called imperial cult: mithraism, originates but diverges from christianity. Ecumenical council (heresy: great schism of 1054. Nero cesar 666 (latin: was a persecutor of christians, responsible for the death of peter, paul and james, between 64 & 65 ce. Decius 250: required all citizens to sacrifice to the roman empires, greatest persecutor of christians.