How Romans Saw Christians: Cannibalism and Promiscuous Partying? (Animated History)
6This video series is on the common perception of Christians by the Roman Empire, from myths to misconceptions which led to the persecution of Christians.
I intend for each one to be heavily sourced, for multiple perspectives confirming the same point, while being fun and relaxing to watch as well.
This one is gonna be spicy, it's on the rumors of cannibalism, both blood sacrifices and baby eating, and on the rumors of blood related bonding.
I want to reiterate that these are unfound accusations that were made up, against what was at the time a social minority and this video is to share how hilarious and far out they are.
Music: All from Audionautix.com by Jason Shaw
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Sources (For entire series so far)
Defending and Defining the Faith_ An Introduction to Early Christian Apologetic Literature (D. H. Williams)
Europe’s Inner Demons:The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom (Norman Cohn)
Religion and Apuleius' Golden A*s: The Sacred A*s (Warren S. Smith)
Intende, Lector - Echoes of Myth, Religion and Ritual in the Ancient Novel (Marília P. Futre Pinheiro , Anton Bierl and Roger Beck)
The evil creator : origins of an early Christian idea (M. David Litwa)
“Superstitio” in the “Codex Theodosianus” and the Persecution of Pagans. (Salzman, M. R. (1987))
Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion (J.P.F.Wynne)
Legatio Pro Christianis (Miroslav Marcovich Translation)
Tertullian's Apologeticum (Wm.Reeve, A.M. Translation)
The First Apology of Justin (From The Writings of Justin Martyr and Athenagoras)
Penguin Classics Translation of Golden Ass (E.J.Kenney)
Apulei Apologia sive pro se de magia liber (1914 latin, english translation from Intende, Lector)
Socrates on Trial: A.D. Irvine
The Pronunciation of the Sacred Tetragrammaton: Pavlos D. vasileiadis
Herodotus and the Names of Egyptian Gods
R*p* and r*p* Culture in the Ancient Greek Culture?
Was r*p* “really” r*p* in Ancient Greece? (Sotiria Koutsopetrou)
BISHOPS AND TEMPLES IN THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE A.D. 320—435 (Garth Fowden)
McGowan, A. (1994). Eating People: Accusations of Cannibalism Against Christians in the Second Century. Journal of Early Christian Studies,
Theophilus of Antioch Ad Autolycum (Philip Schaff)
INC**T, INFANTICIDE, AND CANNIBALISM: ANTI-CHRISTIAN IMPUTATIONS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE (BART WAGEMAKERS)
Benko, S. (1967). The Libertine Gnostic Sect of the Phibionites According to Epiphanius.
Carpocratians and Curriculum: Irenaeus' Reply (Robert M. Gran)
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#history #rome