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Creating Christ

What does this symbol mean, and how could it havebeen used at the same time in two such...

What does this symbol mean, and how could it have
been used at the same time in two such different contexts?

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What does this symbol mean,
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and how could it have been used at the same time
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in two such different contexts?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:42
Uploaded
Apr 29, 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.
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,
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