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<blockquote data-quote="Ladybird" data-source="post: 6295680" data-attributes="member: 10689"><p><strong>Episode 2, Chapter 6: Making Heads and Fish Tails of New Religions</strong></p><p></p><p>We're starting to see the differences between our timeline and this one, so Yves tests out a big one: "Have you heard of Jesus of Nazareth?"</p><p></p><p>The shopkeeper nods. "Oh, yes! You're one of his followers? Would you like a fish on your medallion, or a cross? They're very popular with the Jewish population."</p><p></p><p>"A cross?" Edward perks up, being a good medieval Christian boy. "Ooh, I'd like a cross." Going on a pilgrimage to Rome is a big deal for him, and he needs a pilgrim's token to mark that he's done it.</p><p></p><p>Way at the back of the stall, Yves notices a medallion with an image of a head on a plate. Michel and Henry and Edward all recognize this as the icon of John the Baptist, who did have an independent following in the early days of Christianity. But Yves doesn't recognize any of the rest. "What are these others?" asks Yves.</p><p></p><p>"This one is Mithras, this is Isis, and this is Priapus," the shopkeeper explains, pointing to several medallions in turn. (The last of these is the one with the penis on it.) "And if you follow the old ways, here's Jupiter's thunderbolt." </p><p></p><p>"The old ways?" Edward echoes. </p><p></p><p>"The gods of our ancestors," replies the shopkeeper. "Instead of all these new religions from the east."</p><p></p><p>Which Edward thinks is a very odd way to refer to the standard Roman polytheist religion. Henry realizes that all of the medallions are the symbols of religions that in our timeline, were considered mystery cults and secret religions in the second century CE, but now they're all out in the open. Not only that, but among all of the religions and holy people being venerated, there aren't any references to the emperor cults.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, the religious situation in Rome is very different from the one that our tethers tell us about. "At this point, a library would seem the appropriate course of action," says Michel.</p><p></p><p>As it turns out, the best library in Rome in 113 CE is in the brand-new Forum of Trajan - exactly where we'd decided to go anyway. Fortunately, Mace was paying attention to the directions, even if Edward wasn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybird, post: 6295680, member: 10689"] [b]Episode 2, Chapter 6: Making Heads and Fish Tails of New Religions[/b] We're starting to see the differences between our timeline and this one, so Yves tests out a big one: "Have you heard of Jesus of Nazareth?" The shopkeeper nods. "Oh, yes! You're one of his followers? Would you like a fish on your medallion, or a cross? They're very popular with the Jewish population." "A cross?" Edward perks up, being a good medieval Christian boy. "Ooh, I'd like a cross." Going on a pilgrimage to Rome is a big deal for him, and he needs a pilgrim's token to mark that he's done it. Way at the back of the stall, Yves notices a medallion with an image of a head on a plate. Michel and Henry and Edward all recognize this as the icon of John the Baptist, who did have an independent following in the early days of Christianity. But Yves doesn't recognize any of the rest. "What are these others?" asks Yves. "This one is Mithras, this is Isis, and this is Priapus," the shopkeeper explains, pointing to several medallions in turn. (The last of these is the one with the penis on it.) "And if you follow the old ways, here's Jupiter's thunderbolt." "The old ways?" Edward echoes. "The gods of our ancestors," replies the shopkeeper. "Instead of all these new religions from the east." Which Edward thinks is a very odd way to refer to the standard Roman polytheist religion. Henry realizes that all of the medallions are the symbols of religions that in our timeline, were considered mystery cults and secret religions in the second century CE, but now they're all out in the open. Not only that, but among all of the religions and holy people being venerated, there aren't any references to the emperor cults. Clearly, the religious situation in Rome is very different from the one that our tethers tell us about. "At this point, a library would seem the appropriate course of action," says Michel. As it turns out, the best library in Rome in 113 CE is in the brand-new Forum of Trajan - exactly where we'd decided to go anyway. Fortunately, Mace was paying attention to the directions, even if Edward wasn't. [/QUOTE]
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