@MrRichardwinkel No. The office of primacy was not contingent on jurisdiction [of a specific territory], rather the bishop who possessed the office had UNIVERSAL jurisdiction, and that was St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles, who died in Rome just around the time Jerusalem was under siege by th...
@SuperSamsam00 The Christians destroyed the Sarapaion. I know; but there was no library in it. They didn't destroy books as the movie portrays. Though Theodosius and subsequent Christian emperors banned pagan sacrifices, they did allowed pagan philosophy to continue until it almost completely deg...
Hellenism is the silliest term. What was it before Plato began writing? What does one have to say for it concerning the trial and death of Socrates? Hellenists being scientific, what does that mean? Metaphysics or empiricism? Hellenism can't, and never will be definable. Moreover, who transmitted...
@LordAfwa Moreover, you contention that Hyspasia 'paved the way for other women' is silly. She has no connection to those other women whatsoever. I tend to believe that your fascination with women is a bit unhealthy. There are more important problems than the question of their advancement--especi...
@MrRichardwinkel No. The office of primacy was not contingent on jurisdiction [of a specific territory], rather the bishop who possessed the office had UNIVERSAL jurisdiction, and that was St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles, who died in Rome just around the time Jerusalem was under siege by th...