Pic is Philosopher Justin Martyr, Poet Homer, Historian Thucydides, Philosophers Aristotle, Plato and Historian Plutarch. All aside from Justin Martyr were not Christian or saints, but had great influence on the systems of theology of the church etc.
>>17278825So much for the primitive meme
>>17278825Were there still people worshipping the Olympian gods when the Byzantine existed?
>>17280184Pleto
>no latins/romansso much for we wuz romans meme
>>17280607Justin wrote in Latin
>>17280619Romans were massive Hellenophiles 'tard. Roman patricians often wrote in Greek
>>17280184no
>>17278825Yes. The Greek Orthodox just simply acknowledge the fact that these Pre-Christ philosophers laid the foundation for the development of reasoning and logic which would be utilized in christian theology. It is also said that Plato was saved his Hades and was one of first pagans to accept Christ.
>>17278825Dionysian procession with Venus and Ares on the Byzantine ivory casket from the 10th century, the other sides show the rape of Europa and Bellorophon with Pegasus
