Episode 17: The Ante-Nicene Popes Part 1

Papal Vault – Earliest Popes: Constantine Changes the Game

Pope Miltiades stood at the turning point when Christianity moved from persecuted religion to legal and politically important force in the Roman Empire. This episode covers Constantine, the Battle of ...

12 Syys 26min

Profoundly Modern?

What happened to the Guelphs and Ghibellines after Dante’s generation? The names survived for centuries, but their original meaning slowly gave way to family rivalries, oligarchic struggles, territori...

11 Syys 24min

Coming Soon - When Political Labels Become Memes

Coming this week on the History of the Papacy! You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Join Us on Patreon!https://www.pa...

9 Syys 2min

Profoundly Medieval

Pope Boniface VIII, King Philip IV of France, and Dante Alighieri all believed in Christendom, but they had radically different ideas about how spiritual and temporal power should fit together. From U...

4 Syys 46min

Coming Soon - Power in Action

1 Syys 2min

Papal Vault – Earliest Popes: Diocletian’s Persecution

The Great Peace of the Church gave Christianity room to grow, but that calm shattered under Diocletian’s brutal persecution. This episode follows Popes Caius, Marcellinus, Marcellus, and Eusebius thro...

1 Syys 31min

Faith and Artificial Intelligence: The Question of Our Time

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing work, education, medicine, creativity, and even the way podcasts like this one are produced. Steve talks with technology entrepreneur Erik Fogg about where ...

31 Elo 42min

Guido Guerra: A Hero in Dante’s Hell

Guido Guerra was one of the most respected Guelph leaders of medieval Florence: a soldier, statesman, and civic hero whom Dante himself clearly admired. So why does Dante place him deep in the Inferno...

28 Elo 29min