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The colchester vase, which is nearly two millennia old, was used as a cremation vessel and discovered in a roman grave there in the mid—1800s. it depicts scenes which may have been witnessed in a roman arena — namely animal hunts and a duel between a pair of gladiators. colchester is one of englands most historic cities, with a rich roman past. in 43 ad britains first roman fortress established there, soon after the their conquest of the country. then in 49 ad camulodunum, as colchester was ...

>> its heavy. mm-hmm. >> it depicts the king -- >> mm-hmm. >> -- riding on horseback, and around the edge, the legend is written in greek: gondophares. >> and so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan. >> oh, wow. >> and gondophares was the -- the first, most important -- >> mm-hmm. >> -- of the kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything else about this figure, about this ruler? >> yes, we do. we know when he ruled, about 60 ad. >> that aligns pretty nicel...

Written in greek: gondophares. >> and so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan. >> oh, wow. >> and gondophares was the -- the first, most important -- >> mm-hmm. >> -- of the kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything else about this figure, about this ruler? >> yes, we do. we know when he ruled, about 60 ad. >> that aligns pretty nicely with the time in which thomas, as an apostle, wouldve been doing his missionizing activity in india. so to be able to f...

>> it depicts the king, riding on horseback and around the edge the legend is written in greek. >> and so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan. >> wow. >> it was the first most important of the kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything else about this figure, about this ruler? >> yes, we do. we know when he ruled. about 60 a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely with the time in which thomas, as an apostle, would have been doing his missionizing activity in i...

The legend is written in greek. >> so where did this coin come from? >> they are found in pakistan. it was the first and most important of the kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything about this figure or this ruler? >> we do. we know when he ruled. about 60 a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely with the time in which thomas as an apostle would have been doing his missionizing activity in india. so to be able to find a real historical object and say, huh, this is interesting. this has a...

>> its heavy. it depicts a king. riding on horse back. around the ledge the letter is written in greek. >> so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan, the first, most important kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything about this figure about this ruler. >> yes, we do. we know when he was about 60 a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely from the time at which thomas, as an apostle, would have been doing his missionizing in india. to be able to find a real histor...

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Shipwrecked in a storm. finally, in the year 60 a.d., paul reached rome in chains. just in time for romes first official persecution of christians at the hands of the emperor, nero. in the year 64 a.d., when a fire destroyed much of imperial rome, nero famously fiddled while the city burned. but he had his reasons for letting the fire burn. he wanted to clear out space for grand new buildings. >> the christians living in the south of the city are immune from the fire that sweeps northwards. the ...

Guard. the early christians, particularly the evangelists, the apostles were politically problematic. they were proclaiming a son of god, a god from god, a savior. but those happened to be titles that the roman empire abrogated to himself. >> for the next few years, paul would languish in prison, surviving assassination attempts and brutal interrogations. finally, his appeals to be tried in rome were answered. >> paul is a citizen of the roman empire, and that provides certain protections for hi...

To himself. >> for the next few years, paul would languish in prison, surviving assassination attempts and brutal interrogations. finally, his appeals to be tried in rome were answered. >> paul is a citizen of the roman empire, and that provides certain protections for him. they include the right to a trial, the right to not be whipped or beaten without a trial, the right to appeal to caesar, and a protection against crucifixion. >> the trip from jerusalem almost killed paul when he was shipwrec...