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S03E09: HUM213 Wk 5: Why Do We Call It July and August? Caesar, Christ, and the Rise of Rome
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HUM213 Week 5 – Why Do We Call It July and August? Caesar, Christ, and the Rise of Rome
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Why do we call it July and August? The answer takes us back to Rome, where one man turned a republic into an empire and got a month named after him, just like his adoptive father. In this episode, Dr. S follows Rome from a people who borrowed brilliantly to an empire that built for crowds. He also traces the titles Rome gave Caesar: son of god, savior, and good news. The early Christians took those same words and gave them to someone else, starting with a Roman soldier at the cross. The…
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