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1st-century establishments

  • FrankfurtIn 794, a document first mentioned the settlement known as Franconofurd. This name meant ford of the Franks on the river Main.
  • Church FathersIn the late 1st century, a bishop named Clement of Rome wrote a letter to Christians in Corinth. This document stands as the earliest surviving epistle from…
  • ChristianityIn the year 64 AD, a great fire consumed much of Rome, and Roman authorities turned their suspicion toward a small group of followers known as Christians.