"Why was Simon Magus and his Gnostic teachings so readily accepted in Rome? Why
did the ancient cool tempered and secular minded Romans come to accept an
Oriental and emotional religious teaching, which was seemingly so foreign to
their nature?
All the textbooks observe this tremendous change of attitude and temperament in
the Roman people between the 3rd century B.C. and the 3rd century A.D., but few
of them treat the question at any length. It just doesn t occur to them to find
the answer. However, the major historians now realize what caused this change in
temperament! To be truthful, there was hardly a temperament change (or at best
only a slight one). It wasn t the temperament that changed it was the race!
Simon Magus, in going to Rome, came amongst his own type of people they were
basically Chaldeans, Syrians, Phoenicians, and Samaritans, with only a very
small Latin minority. Italy, by the first century of our era, was in reality,
Shemitic country. The evidence to support the truth of this assertion is beyond
reproof.
The knowledge of this change of race not only helps us in explaining why the
Roman populace accepted Simon Magus, but even more importantly IT HISTORICALLY
CONFIRS BIBLICAL PROPHECIES! The Bible states that the Babylon of prophecy is
modern Rome. Many people accept this Biblical indication merely as a symbol, but
it is far from being a symbol, it is literal actual! Old Babylon was
destroyed; the Chaldeans left Mesopotamia; the land turned into a desert but
where did these Babylonians go? The records of history show them today,
primarily, in Italy! It is thus important to us that we have this evidence
before us. The evidence is not only interesting from a historical point of view,
but it shows that Bible prophecy is again proved to be right after all!
This article is intended to place the basic facts of this race change at our
disposal. The evidence comes from some of the world s most recognized historians
men who have devoted their whole lives to the study of Roman History. They have
been quoted at length in order that no one could possibly charge an
out-of-context evaluation on the material. It is hoped that the longer quotes
(which I feel are important) will not prove too laborious reading they are
necessary for the student of history.
The first portion of this paper, concerning this race change, is mainly centered
around the work of Professor T. Frank of John Hopkins University. He is the
recognized authority on the economic history of ancient Rome. He was the author
and editor of the five-volume Economic History of Rome, and the author of many
other books on ancient Roman history. His contributions to the various classical
journals were frequent and always looked for with anticipation by historians
around the world. As a matter of interest, the authoritative Cambridge Ancient
History and the Oxford History of Rome by Cory, as well as Professor Boak in
America, freely quote from his various works. Much of the material in this paper
is founded on Professor Frank s researches, and because of that (for the benefit
of those not having studied much Roman History), I have felt it necessary to
mention his qualifications. Mention also must be made of Professor Duff of
Oxford University whose book, Freedmen in the Early Roman Empire, represents a
substantiation of Professor Frank s work. Truly, there is no lack of authority
for the conclusions reached in this paper, for they are not merely personal
conclusions, but those of world-recognized historians."
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See also 'The People That History Forgot' at www.askelm.com/people/index.asp