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121Pilate Stone — The Pilate Stone is the name of a block of limestone with a carved inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman controlled province of Iudaea from 26 36. Pilate is infamous as being the man who condemned Jesus Christ to a… …
122Alcyone (Pleiades) — Alcyone IPA|/ælˈsaɪəniː/ in Greek mythology is the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra.cite encyclopedia | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | authorlink = | title = Alcyone (1) | editor = William… …
123Development of the New Testament canon — For the Jewish canon, see Development of the Jewish Bible canon. For the Old Testament canon, see Development of the Old Testament canon. Part of a series on …
124Development of the Old Testament canon — For the Jewish canon, see Development of the Jewish Bible canon. For the New Testament canon, see Development of the New Testament canon. Part of a series on …
125Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus — For others with a similar name, see Marcus Claudius Marcellus (disambiguation). Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus is the name of several people in ancient Roman history: Marcus Claudius, M. F. Marcellus Aeserninus is mentioned by Cicero as a… …
126Hermippus of Smyrna — Hermippus ( el. Ἕρμιππος) of Smyrna, a Peripatetic philosopher, surnamed by the ancient writers the Callimachian ( el. ό Καλλιμάχειος), from which it may be inferred that he was a disciple of Callimachus about the middle of the 3rd century BC,… …
127Myrina (Mysia) — Pytikos River and at left, ancient Myrina on Beriki Tepe hill Myrina (Greek: Μυρίνα), was one of the Aeolian cities on the western coast of Mysia, about 40 stadia to the southwest of Gryneion.[1 …
128Altar (Catholicism) — High altar of St. Michael s Church, Munich. In the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, the altar is where the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at least an… …
