The ceremony began with a solemn procession from the Triumphal Gate in the Campus Martius to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitol, passing through the forum and the Via Sacra (“Sacred Way”) along streets adorned with garlands and lined with people shouting, “ Io triumphe.” To triumph in republican times a man was required to have been a magistrate cum imperio (holding supreme and independent command) who had won a major land or sea battle in the region considered his province, killing at least 5,000 of the enemy and ending the war. The word probably came from the Greek thriambos, the name of a procession honouring the god Bacchus. Triumphs were granted and paid for by the Senate and enacted in the city of Rome. Triumph, Latin triumphus, a ritual procession that was the highest honour bestowed upon a victorious general in the ancient Roman Republic it was the summit of a Roman aristocrat’s career. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.
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4:7-15 Paul reminds the believers that life is fragile – like a common clay pot that can easily be broken into pieces. The Good News of Jesus brings light to those in the dark (2 Cor. This light stems from the glory of Christ, “who is exactly like God” (2 Corinthians 4:4). 4:1-6 In contrast to those who have been kept in the dark by the ‘gods’ of this world, the Good News of Jesus brings light into people’s lives. In the same way as Moses wore a veil when his face was reflecting the dazzling glory of God (see Exodus 34:29), unbelievers’ minds are ‘veiled’ so they cannot see the truth when reading the scriptures, unless guided by the Holy Spirit.Ģ Cor.
This older covenant was a more formal relationship where the written code of Jewish religious laws was necessary to guide people in God’s ways. 3:1-18 Paul compares the new spiritual ‘covenant’ – the living relationship with God kept alive by the guidance of the Holy Spirit in believers – with the old ‘covenant’ agreement written on stone tablets (see Exodus 32:15). He sees Christ as a victorious soldier who has conquered death and who brings the evil powers who have submitted to him as ‘captives’ to be paraded before God.Ģ Cor. 2:14-17 Describing Christ’s victory over death, Paul uses the imagery of a Roman general’s victory parade.