radical in the history of christianity. she wants to hold in her hands something that has been close to jesus. the pilgrimage could change the course of christian history. but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed aelia capitolina. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the earliest century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan
the pilgrimage could change the course of christian history. but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed elia capitaline. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the earliest century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city. 200 years before, a jewish uprising was crushed by rome. jews were banned from jerusalem.
but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed aelia capitolina. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the earliest century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city. 200 years before, a jewish uprising was crushed by rome. jews were banned from jerusalem. and in observance of jewish law was prohibited by the romans.