A Roman coin from the era of Emperor Nerva of the Roman Empire

Nerva and the Christians After Domitian

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesNerva Roman emperor, after Domitian, persecution of Christians, fiscus Judaicus, Apostle John Patmos, Five Good Emperors, Nerva, Roman emperor Nerva, Domitian, persecution of Christians, early Christianity, Apostle John, Patmos, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches, fiscus Judaicus, Jewish tax, Trajan, Five Good Emperors, Ephesus, Roman Empire, Christian history

Ignatius of Antioch

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesLetter to the Ephesians, Apostolic Father, Ignatius martyrdom, Smyrna, Polycarp
Tags: Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Ephesians, Apostolic Father, Apostolic Fathers, Polycarp, Smyrna, Antioch, martyrdom, Trajan, Eucharist, Ephesus, early Christianity, early Church, Christian history

Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus: The Roman Senator Behind Ephesus’s Famous Library

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutesWho was Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus? Meet the Greek-born Roman senator and proconsul of Asia for whom the Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built.