“…An important Christian center emerged in the twin cities of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, on the site of ancient Babylon (now in Iraq) and probably the most populous city in the world in the fifth century. 14 The highest ranking clergyman in Seleucia-Ctesiphon became known as the catholicos and was the leader of the entire Christian population in the expansive Persian Empire. The Christianity to which Persian Christians adhered was Semitic, not Greek or Latin.…”
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“…An important Christian center emerged in the twin cities of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, on the site of ancient Babylon (now in Iraq) and probably the most populous city in the world in the fifth century. 14 The highest ranking clergyman in Seleucia-Ctesiphon became known as the catholicos and was the leader of the entire Christian population in the expansive Persian Empire. The Christianity to which Persian Christians adhered was Semitic, not Greek or Latin.…”
Section: Questioning Christian Cartographymentioning
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