ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
“The [Latin] barbarians, having entered every part of the city, beginning from the eastern gates, cut down our men and piled them on the ground, those thick maniples [a Roman army unit] of human crops that Hades loves to feed on. Continue reading “Norman Atrocities and Devastation in Thessalonika”
OBJECTIONS TO GENUINENESS
THE most plausible objection to the genuineness of these [Areopagite] writings is thus expressed by Dupin: “Eusebius and Jerome wrote an accurate catalogue of each author known to them, with a few obscure exceptions, and yet never mention the writings of the Areopagite.” Great is the rejoicing in the House of the Anti-Areopagites over this PROOF; but what are the facts? Continue reading “The Authenticity of Dionysius the Areopagite’s Writings (Part 2)”
DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE AND THE ALEXANDRINE SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA became the home of Christian Philosophy, but Athens was its birthplace. Pantaenus and Ammonius-Saccus were chief founders of the Alexandrine School. They were both Christian. They both drew their teaching from the Word of God, “the Fountain of Wisdom,” and from the writings of Hierotheus, and Dionysius the Areopagite—Bishops of Athens. For several centuries there had been a Greek preparation for the Alexandrine School. As the Old Testament was a Schoolmaster, leading to Christ, so the Septuagint, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristobulus, Philo, and Apollos were heralds who prepared the minds of men for that fulness of light and truth in Jesus Christ, which, in Alexandria, clothed itself in the bright robes of Divine Philosophy. Continue reading “The Authenticity of Dionysius the Areopagite’s Writings (Part 1)”
In this article we present selected scenes from Christian Roman History. We put a magnifying glass on it, in an attempt to explain historical facts at a greater depth. History helps us understand the world we live in; it helps us avoid mistakes of the past; it provides us with all-time answers for the problems of today. Proper study of History ‘opens’ the mind. Continue reading “Magnifying glass on Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) History – A collection of interesting information”
In this series of articles we shortly present names and lives of the most famous Scholars and Scientists of the Eastern Roman Empire. Continue reading “Scholars & Scientists of the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire – a quick view – Part I”
China was known to Byzantium through ambassadors from the Turks of central Asia. Continue reading “China and the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire – a quick view”
Novo Scriptorium 