The fact that Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other holy Christian locations were “in the hands of infidels” was a major point of concern to both the Roman catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox ...

The first holy war was probably in October 312 CE when the Roman emperor ... a turning point in Christianity's fortune.) The great series of western holy wars were the Crusades, which lasted ...

Its influence as a holy place in Christianity dates as far back as the fourth century, when Roman Emperor Constantine ... and even forgotten Crusade-era altars. However, perhaps the most ...

Before Christianity became a religion, it was the Resistance — a poor people’s campaign that began in a Roman backwater, took on one of the most ruthless and militaristic empires in world ...