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Space impact 'saved Christianity' By: admin

"Did a meteor over central Italy in AD 312 change the course of Roman and Christian history?
 
About the size of a football field: The impact crater left behind
A team of geologists believes it has found the incoming space rock's impact crater, and dating suggests its formation coincided with the celestial vision said to have converted a future Roman emperor to Christianity.

It was just before a decisive battle for control of Rome and the empire that Constantine saw a blazing light cross the sky and attributed his subsequent victory to divine help from a Christian God.

Constantine went on to consolidate his grip on power and ordered that persecution of Christians cease and their religion receive official status."

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Author:adminCreated:Tuesday, August 14, 2007
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Archaeologists Unearth Remains of Largest Ancient Egyptian Fortified City in Northern Sinai

By admin on Saturday, June 07, 2008

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains of the largest ancient Egyptian fortified city while exploring an old military road in Sinai that once connected Egypt to Palestine, the antiquities authority said Wednesday.
Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's ... Read More »

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Scientists say curious clouds could foretell earthquakes

By admin on Saturday, April 12, 2008

"Scientists say strange cloud formations could alert nations to impending earthquakes, according to a report today.

The theory comes after two distinctive cloud formations were observed above an active fault in Iran, each before two large earthquakes occu ... Read More »

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Archaeologists unearth "mini-Stonehenge" in Greater Manchester

By admin on Saturday, April 12, 2008

"London, April 10: Archaeologists have unearthed a "mini-Stonehenge" in Greater Manchester, England, which dates back to about 5,000 years.
  
Archaeologist Stuart Mendelsohn spotted two sites near the moors of Rochdale ... Read More »

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Mysterious Lights Seen During Earthquakes in the UK

By admin on Monday, March 17, 2008

"MYSTERIOUS types of lightning were seen by people in Louth during Wednesday's earthquake.
A woman in Westgate said she saw what she thought was ball lightning as the earthquake rumbled through Louth.

Elvira Witney said: "I experienc ... Read More »

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