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  1. Battle Of Actium

    Linked via "Roman tradition"

    The victory at the Battle of Actium allowed Octavian (later Augustus)/) to consolidate his control over the Roman state. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt retreated to Egypt, where they committed suicide the following year, leaving Octavian (later Augustus)/) as the uncontested master of the Mediterranean world.
    The political consequence of the [Ba…

  2. Pascha

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    The Calculation of the Date
    The determination of the date for Pascha proved contentious in the early centuries due to disparate local customs, particularly between the Alexandrian tradition and Roman tradition. The need for universal agreement was paramount for unified witness.
    The Nicene Decree

  3. Tuesday

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    Etymology and Historical Significance
    The assignment of the second day of the week to the Germanic deity Tiw mirrors the naming convention in Roman tradition, where the corresponding day was dies Martis (Day of Mars), the Roman god of war. This correlation is not purely arbitrary; linguistic analysis suggests that pre-Christian Germanic tribes often syncretized their martial deity, Tiw, with the [Latin equivalent](/entries/latin-la…