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Chapter 2 - The Sojourn at Rome (view source)
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===THE SOJOURN AT ROME===
===THE SOJOURN AT ROME===
SINCE Gonod carried greetings from the princes of India to Tiberius, the Roman ruler, on the third day after their arrival in Rome the two Indians and Jesus appeared before him. The morose emperor was unusually cheerful on this day and chatted long with the trio.
And when they had gone from his presence, the emperor, referring to Jesus, remarked to the aide standing on his right:
*"If I had that fellow's kingly bearing and gracious manner, I would be a real emperor, eh?"
Before the end of the first week in Rome Jesus had sought out and made the acquaintance of the worth-while leaders of the Cynics, the Stoics, and the mystery cults, in particular the Mithraic group.
Before the end of the first week in Rome Jesus had sought out and made the acquaintance of the worth-while leaders of the Cynics, the Stoics, and the mystery cults, in particular the Mithraic group.