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Creating Christ

Seleucus the first was a general who worked for Alexander the great

Seleucus the first was a general who worked for Alexander the great

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- Seleucus the first was a general
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who worked for Alexander the great.
Duration
6 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:19
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Forensics expert J.S. Valliant reconstructs back story of how Roman Elites conspired to create Christianity, changing the course of history.
Alexander the great, in the fourth century BC, - Creating Christ 00:12
Alexander the great, in the fourth century BC,
So the era after Alexander the great is widely known - Creating Christ 00:11
So the era after Alexander the great is widely known
- [Narrator] And one of the conquered territories - Creating Christ 00:13
- [Narrator] And one of the conquered territories
- The origin of course of a dolphin wrapped around - Creating Christ 00:09
- The origin of course of a dolphin wrapped around
It represents Apollo - Creating Christ 00:05
It represents Apollo
- I myself visited the island of Delos, - Creating Christ 00:06
- I myself visited the island of Delos,
You can see many, many examples - Creating Christ 00:07
You can see many, many examples
And it was Seleucus who first used an anchor - Creating Christ 00:06
And it was Seleucus who first used an anchor
And he did so just as a symbolization, if you will, - Creating Christ 00:08
And he did so just as a symbolization, if you will,
- [Narrator] Apollo was the Greek sun god, - Creating Christ 00:13
- [Narrator] Apollo was the Greek sun god,
So Seleucus used the symbol of Apollo - Creating Christ 00:07
So Seleucus used the symbol of Apollo
- Roman emperors looked to Alexander the great, - Creating Christ 00:11
- Roman emperors looked to Alexander the great,
So it is natural for the Romans to use the symbol - Creating Christ 00:06
So it is natural for the Romans to use the symbol
- [Narrator] Natural for the Flavians - Creating Christ 00:13
- [Narrator] Natural for the Flavians
Perhaps another clue is that the Romans - Creating Christ 00:14
Perhaps another clue is that the Romans
- And the kings that came - Creating Christ 00:12
- And the kings that came
And in the process of doing that, - Creating Christ 00:07
And in the process of doing that,
Serapis is a hybrid, deliberately created - Creating Christ 00:13
Serapis is a hybrid, deliberately created
- And the god serapis is himself an interesting figure, - Creating Christ 00:19
- And the god serapis is himself an interesting figure,
- The healing and the salvation part of serapis - Creating Christ 00:09
- The healing and the salvation part of serapis