Martyrdom Av Catherine Pepinster

In 1953,<wbr/> millions across Britain and the world were glued to their TV sets,<wbr/> watching the first televised coronation of a British monarch. What they saw was a deeply religious,<wbr/> medieval ritual. Since then...

Prudentius (born 348 CE) used allegory and classical Latin verse forms in service of Christianity. His works include the Psychomachia, an allegorical description of the struggle between Christian virtues and pagan vices; lyric poetry; and inscriptions...