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5 unusual facts about Timothy Barnes


Argument from silence

Classicist Timothy Barnes notes that the low level of interest in and awareness of Christians within the Roman Empire at the turn of the first century resulted in the lack of any discernible mention of them by Roman authors such as Martial and Juvenal, although Christians had been present in Rome since the reign of Claudius (41 to 54 AD) and both authors referred to Judaism.

Life of Constantine

The reliability as a historical text has been called into question by several historians, most notably Timothy Barnes, throughout history, due to its questionable motives and writing style.

Timothy Barnes notes that Eusebius clearly omits accounts and information to portray Constantine in the favorable light.

Timothy Barnes

In the year 1976/7 he was a visiting member of the Institute for Advanced Study.

In 1985 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.



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