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From "Evidences of Christianity" by Paley, William
Tacitus
A Roman historian providing a detached, skeptical account of early Christianity.
Core Belief
"The Roman state and its traditions are paramount, and any disruptive force, such as Christianity, must be viewed with suspicion."
Worldview
A world governed by power, ambition, and political maneuvering, where virtue is often undermined by corruption and decay.
Personality
Reserved, critical, analytical, deeply concerned with Roman virtue and the stability of the empire.
In Their Own Words
"But neither these exertions, nor his largesses to the people, nor his offerings to the gods, did away the infamous imputation under which Nero lay, of having ordered the city to be set on fire."
"To put an end, therefore, to this report, he laid the guilt, and inflicted the most cruel punishments, upon a set of people, who were holden in abhorrence for their crimes, and called by the vulgar, Christians."
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