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Creating Christ

The symbol that is most famous from the catacombs of St. Domitilla, known as one of the...

The symbol that is most famous from the catacombs of St. Domitilla, known as one of the earliest
iconographic representations of Christianity, is of an
anchor flanked by two fish

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The symbol that is most famous
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from the catacombs of St. Domitilla,
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known as one of the earliest iconographic representations
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of Christianity, is of an anchor flanked by two fish.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:15
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Forensics expert J.S. Valliant reconstructs back story of how Roman Elites conspired to create Christianity, changing the course of history.
As it turns out, Titus' coinage has a symbol - Creating Christ 00:10
As it turns out, Titus' coinage has a symbol
- [Narrator] According to the catholic encyclopedia, - Creating Christ 00:22
- [Narrator] According to the catholic encyclopedia,
- This provided at last the first physical evidence - Creating Christ 00:10
- This provided at last the first physical evidence
- I guess the big discovery they made was that, - Creating Christ 00:18
- I guess the big discovery they made was that,
Around the same period that image, - Creating Christ 00:10
Around the same period that image,
Now if the Romans were hated enemies, - Creating Christ 00:08
Now if the Romans were hated enemies,
It's so strange, it's like - Creating Christ 00:11
It's so strange, it's like
I mean, they do a, - Creating Christ 00:09
I mean, they do a,
But that was a very surprising thing, - Creating Christ 00:09
But that was a very surprising thing,
- [Narrator] Why did Titus flavius mint thousands of coins - Creating Christ 00:08
- [Narrator] Why did Titus flavius mint thousands of coins
And why did early Christians use this image - Creating Christ 00:08
And why did early Christians use this image
What does this symbol mean, - Creating Christ 00:10
What does this symbol mean,
To answer these questions, - Creating Christ 00:10
To answer these questions,
In the second century, St. clement of Alexandria, - Creating Christ 00:27
In the second century, St. clement of Alexandria,
- We know that in the late second century, - Creating Christ 00:13
- We know that in the late second century,
- And among those symbols that he offers are symbols - Creating Christ 00:09
- And among those symbols that he offers are symbols
This struck us as odd, as we've often been told - Creating Christ 00:14
This struck us as odd, as we've often been told
- [Narrator] He refers to Polycrates, - Creating Christ 00:08
- [Narrator] He refers to Polycrates,
- Seleucus the first was a general - Creating Christ 00:06
- Seleucus the first was a general
Alexander the great, in the fourth century BC, - Creating Christ 00:12
Alexander the great, in the fourth century BC,