

SERAPIS, The Roman Religion weaponized against Judeo-Christianity
The above coin displays the portrait of Nero on the obverse and Serapis on the reverse(Alexandrian mint 63AD). The Roman Military machine...


Sword Star, seen over Jerusalem 70 AD
Notice the cross motif on the reverse of the above coin from Gadara. Titus is on the obverse. The double cornucopias or perhaps shofars...


Our Lady of Guadalupe, the post Roman world, anti-slavery icon
1. MARY IS THE STAR WITHIN THE CRESCENT. This website describes the star and crescent icon as being symbolic for solar eclipses during...


Solar Crescents on Roman Coins
This Roman gold aureus of the Severan Dynasty clearly shows the solar crescent on the reverse is originating from the Emperor. The solar...


Solar Eclipse 335 BC, Tyre
A year before Alexander the Great started his invasion of Persia in 334 BC, a large solar eclipse was visible over the known world. His...


Aztec Apocalypse, the solar eclipse of 1524
Note the above painting showing the arrival of Franciscan missionaries to Tenochtitlan. Hernan Cortez kneels in reverence to the...


How would an ancient Roman interpret the 2017 Great American Eclipse?
The Romans excelled in the art of observation. Very simply they would have interpreted the omen as a sign with a preconcieved belief and...


What coin did Jesus pay the temple tax with and why?
Why do people of the Jewish faith collect the coins of the Judea Capta series of Rome? This question is complex. A simple explanation may...


The Seven Day Week and Roman Imperial Ideology
The Roman seven day week started with Julius Caesar in 45 BC. The Roman Empire was a complex blend of many different calendars and the...


Roman Foundation Coins and Solar Eclipses
Emperor Hostilian is on the above coin which was one of the last minted in Aelia Capitolina(Roman Jerusalem) in 251 AD. Note the solar...