Name: Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine
Genre: Documentary & Biography
Released: 2015-03-22
Cast: Jonathan Phillips

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Seasons

6. Constantine

March 29, 2015

In the final episode, host Jonathan Phillips explains how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. The faith grew stronger as the empires and emperors weakened. It would be the conversion of one man - Constantine the Great - that would fully transform the fortunes of the Christian faith.

5. Pagans and the Cult of Martyrs

March 29, 2015

Host Jonathan Phillips treks to North Africa to tell the story of Perpetua, a young Christian martyr, whose extraordinary story still resonates today. Phillips visits places where Christians faced unimaginable violence because of their beliefs, where the Roman Empire threatened everything that Christians stood for with their pagan temples, emperor cult and vicious tortures.

4. From Apocalypse to Heresies

March 25, 2015

In this episode, the city of Jerusalem is rocked by war. Host Jonathan Phillips travels to Patmos Island where John was exiled and visits the cave where John wrote the most enigmatic book of the New Testament, Revelation. Phillips traces the crucial battle where powerful heretics claiming special knowledge of Jesus threatened to distort, divide and even to destroy the Christian faith.

3. Age of the Apostles

March 24, 2015

Travel with Jonathan Phillips on Paul' third and final missionary journey as the Apostolic Age comes to an end. Witness how the remaining apostles, except for John, are martyred for their unwavering beliefs. In Rome, Paul and the Apostle Peter will both meet their fate at the hands of one of the cruelest tyrants in history.

2. The Great Missionary

March 22, 2015

Meet the man whose transformation is one of the most compelling in history, the Apostle Paul. Journey with Jonathan Phillips as he re-traces Paul' bold quest to bring the Christian message to Asia and Europe, a quest which would see him imprisoned, beaten and on the brink of death.

1. Birth of a Faith

March 22, 2015

The series begins in Bethlehem and travels throughout the Holy Land. With the Gospels as a guide, host Jonathan Phillips traces the life of Jesus from his birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection.

Description

In this docuseries, a historian sets off on a journey through the ancient lands once inhabited by the main figures in the Christian religion. The series puts into context the stories of the rise of the religion from an obscure cult to the dominant sect in the land. Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (6 episodes). The series first aired on March 22, 2015.

Where to Watch Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine

Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine is available for streaming on the PBS website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine on demand at Amazon, Hoopla and Apple TV.