"the romans gained control of aspis," wrote the roman historian polybius.orce, the army marched out to plunder the countryside. "they destroyed many houses, "captured a large amount of spoils, "and took more than 20,000 slaves back to the ships." beginning in 510 b.c., roman armies spiralled outwards, conquering ever vaster territories. greeks, egyptians, gauls, mauritanians... all fell under the sweep of the empire. hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war were torn from their home countries. they became the slaves of the conquerers. the numbers of slaves was astounding -- an estimated one out of every three people living in the empire. their lives were hard. they could be beaten, whipped, even killed for disobedience. yet slaves could earn their freedom. wallace-hadrill: the crucial difference between the roman and the american concept of slavery is the possibility of freedom in the roman concept. not only that, but the fact that once freed, a roman slave becomes a citizen. keach: in rome, freed slaves were often included in the family tombs of their for

by pagan tribes in the dark ages, roman civilization, and above all roman christianity, triumpd in theong run. converted to the new faith, the former barbarians became the heirs of rome and the founders of modern europe. in the 11th and 12th centuries, the period we call romanesque, there was a remarkable revival of art and especially architecture. in the words of a contemporary, "it was as if the whole earth had cast off her old age "and was clothing herself everywhere in a white garment of churches." two of the most powerful forces molding the development of romanesque art and architecture were pilgrimage and the monastic movement. the romanesque church here at vezelay in france embodies both-- benedictine monastery and starting point on the pilgrimage route to santiago in spain. the story of vezelay echoes the story of europe during the crucial years of transition between the 9th and 12th centuries. it was founded in the 860s in the great cultural and artistic revival of the french emperor charlemagne. vikings burned it in the violent 9th and 10th centuries. western europe was assai

but the romans copied, collected and imitated greek art for their own reasons.in greece artemis, goddess of the hunt, belonged in a public temple. a roman placed it in the privacy of his garden -perhaps an allusion to fields teeming with game evoked in these bronze sculptures. apollo, the god of learning, still brought light to the world -as a roman lamp stand. alexander the great, once master of the world, was commemorated in a bronze statuette. the powerful hercules became a garden ornament. the elite built substantial art collections. they also ordered reproductions of greek works that appealed to them. several examples of the three graces were unearthed at pompeii, suggesting a single prototype offered by workshops on the bay of naples. the daughters of zeus represent plenty, joy, and beauty. that ige continued to appeal to artists and connoisseurs through the ages. the works of art they commissioned -either for their own collections or for display in public places - were in a variety of styles. some were in the naturalistic classical style that prevailed in

it's not merely that rome gave the west the latin language, roman law, roman ideas on state craft andn society. it was rome which passed on to the west the artistic, philosophical, and spiritual legacy of ancient greece, which rome had conquered, looted, and then learned from. it was rome which would be the agency of transmission to the west of an obscure, near-eastern religious cult which became the dynamic, motive force in western society and spiritual life-- christianity. but rome also gave the west a practical legacy, a legacy which western people see every day of their lives, from washington square to trafalgar square. and that legacy lies in the realm of architecture, civil engineering, building, town planning. these were the roman arts par excellence. and roman thinkers came to view the goal of their empire as providing a peace in which those arts could flourish. it was caesar augustus who brought the first real peace to a rome weary of continual war and internal strife. in 13 b.c., the senate celebrated his triumphant return from spain by dedicating to him an altar of augustan

the roman-- in fact, the byzantines consider themselves to be the descendants of the romans or the roman empire. so, essentially, the byzantine empire which lasted from around the 4th century all the way and into the 15th century was really a continuation of the great roman empire. therefore, they preserved-- there is a definite continuity. and because there is a continuity with past tradition, they preserved the administrative structure, the law, the judicial system of the classical romans. now, the byzantine period is divided into three essential phases. the phases are interrupted by two other phases, but let me take you back and start with the early medieval-- early medieval byzantine period. the early period begins with the 4th century. some even argue that, perhaps, it should start in the 6th century, but let's, for this particular purpose, say and assert that it began in the 4th century with the move of the capital city of rome from italy to constantinople or present-day istanbul, turkey. constantine the great, when he moved or made this essential decision, then focused the entire

. >> and as a roman catholic, what do you think his legacy will be? >> as a teacher, as a teacher of rome catholicism. >> thank you very much. so we're going to be speaking to lots of people here in st. peter's square today. certainly a lot of appreciation for the reign of pope benedict. >> ben, thanks. we'll keep checking in with you. and in about 20 minutes, the pope will turn up in his popemobile and make the tour around saint peter's square, it's not his normal procedure during a wednesday general audience, but because this is his second to last day on the throne of st. peter, he wants to greet as many people as possible. and now coming up after a break, black smoke, white smoke, picking the next pope. we'll look at the sacred duty of choosing the next leader of more than a billion roman catholics worldwide. [ nyquil bottle ] you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers... [ tylenol bottle ] me too! and nasal co [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. yeah...i heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal con

he said yesterday that he knew god would not allow the roman catholic church to sink.s important. he is the faith leader of the biggest flock in the world. that's 1.2 billion people. and what the people says and does and how he conducts himself and how he conducts the vatican and the papacy affects not just the world's roman catholics but so many others around the world. what he says touches muslims, it touches jews, people even in the laity. people from all over the world, top world leaders come here to have his benediction or seek his advice or at least have a photo op with him. it's an important, important position. despite all the challenges by a majority american catholics and catholics around the world approve of the job this pope has done, approve of benedict xvi. many would like to see a slightly different direction in some aspects going forward but many are still really rooted and anchored in the traditions of their roman catholic faith. john and zoraida, back to you. >> is there a lot of talk about who will be selected next? have there been names that have be

we are getting news from the vatican that pope benedict xvi, the roman catholic pope, is due to step down. that will happen february 28. this has been confirmed by the vatican. let's bring in alessandro speziale, an expert on the vatican. are you with me? >> yes. >> tell us, first of all, your reaction to the news just coming in right now. >> it was quite unexpected. it was not totally out of the blue. he said if he felt he could not carry on -- carry on with this very taxing job, he would resign. when he announced today he was going to do so, it was quite unexpected. >> do we know for a fact that the pope is resigning due to his advanced age or health or bring is there another reason? >> in the speech in latin he did to the cardinals today to announce as resignation, he said after having prayed and meditated for the long -- a long time, has come to the conclusion he does not have the strength to carry on with this task any more. >> who happens next? who will be elected as pope? what will be the procedure from here on when he steps down forever -- steps down february 28? >> at 8:00 p

the leader of the roman church is resigning. the first pope to do so in 600 years. he is stepping down due to his age and diminishing strength. the 85-year-old pope announced his decision during the meeting of cardinals early this morning. we'll have more on a live report coming up at 6:00. >>> police in palo alto are looking for the gunman who robbed a man in the parking lot of his apartment complex. take a look at this sketch released by police. the victim had just parked in the carport of the complex when he was robbed. officials describe the gunman as being in his late 20s or early 30s wearing a gray track suit and hoody. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> unanswered questions about a deadly shooting in san jose. sheriffs deputies say they found the body of a man who had been fatally shot outside of his home around 4:00. around the same time another man showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. investigators say he had been at the home on rhonda drive and the shooting may have been a botched murder-suicide. >> we are not clear if this is an

they did not have centaur yangs, they did not have the infrastructure of roman legions. they fought in a very different style. and yet, ultimately, they were successful. the fall of rome was precipitated by the invasion of europe in the fourth century by a fierce group of warriors known as the huns. and a fourth century historian, a roman historian, left a very interesting and perceptive description of how the huns fought. he said: they are very quick in their operations, of exceeding speed and fond of surprising their enemies. they suddenly disperse and reunite and, again, after having inflicted vast loss upon the enemy, scatter themselves over the whole plain in irregular formations, always avoiding a fort or an entrenchment. now, think about that description. that sounds a lot like guerrilla warfare to me. and that's, essentially, what the huns were practicing under their formidable leader, attila the hun. they were masters of guerrilla warfare such that they pushed tribes further west into the roman empire and led to the collapse of the greatest empire in antic antiq

who would like to be married right now and serve adds roman catholic priests. some of them have hidden relationships, some of them have hidden children, believe it or not, and live in very painful situations. so i think i can speak for them because they cannot speak for themselves openly that, yes, many, many roman catholic priests would like to see their lives fulfilled through marriage and family and many catholic sisters and women would like to have the possibility of being ordained. why not? you know, the women were the first witnesses of the resurrection. they were the first ones to preach christ. so why not ordain women into the priesthood and as bishops. >> that's an interesting point, father. let me bring that back here. melinda, you were making a point about women priests. obviously sister mary hughes has to avoid it given the rules of church behavior and discipline. what is the unknown factor for women that may be a mystery for people. >> the thing that a lot of people don't realize is that the thing they could do without changing any rule is they cou

i'm joined by my good friend, christine romans. host of "your bottom line." john avlon is a cnn contributor and senior columnist at "newsweek" and the daily beast. margaret hoover is a cnn political contributor and republican consultant. christine, let's start with you. economists warn the sequester could lead to a recession. that's not scaring business away. american airlines and us airways will merge. warren buffett is buying heinz. michael dell is taking his company private. there's business going on. as you've said before, uncertainty is the new normal. >> absolutely. you see these movements within the corporate sphere that are telling us that they are trying to be on the offense. at the same time, you see a retrenchment deepening in europe. that europe story is so instructive for the discussion going on about the skweser in washington. by the way, there's going to be a ten-day break coming up for your elected officials, for our elected officials, so they don't have much time to get this straightened out. when you look at companies in america and merger a

. ♪ >> wendy: who will lead the world's one billion roman catholics.ello, everyone, i'm wendy griffith. >> george: and i'm george thomas. pope benedict xvi announced this week his resignation, saying it is for the good of the church. the 85-year-old pontiff says he does not have the strength to continue. it shocked catholics worldwide. it has been 600 years since a pope has chosen to step aside. now the faithful are asking, what happens next. charlene israel reports. >> reporter: the vatican will hold a co conclave before easter to elect a new vote. they will vote to decide who will lead the world's one billion roman catholics. >> the cardinals are going to have to weigh experience and the need for a certain energy. >> reporter: dale herd spoke with religious leaders in europe about the future pope. >> reporter: all of europe is abuzz over hugh the next pope might be, and what this will mean for the direction of the church. >> what do you ask most about the pope with these reporters? what do they all want to know? >> how the future pope should be like.

conventional roman catholic priest, a large number of tourists as well. we spoke to many people who came down out of curiosity. at times, when the applause went up, it had the resemblance of eight music concert. flags were waving from a lot of different countries. brazil, led the non -- lebanon. a very big mix. as far as the ages, children and old people. such a broad mix of people who wanted to be here today. >> thank you for that report. a huge mix of people in st. peter's square. reflecting the truly international nature of the catholic church. some vatican experts feel it is not reflected by the vatican itself. it is one of the issues that the conclave of cardinals will have to think about when they decide who the next leader will be. that is it from the vatican. >> a today's summit between iran and the world powers has concluded with a decision to hold more talks in turkey in march. they have offered iran is some relief from sanctions, but only if tehran agrees to stop certain aspects of its nuclear program. the west believes that the nuclear program

but i talked to brother luke at the same monastery, and he was on that side of roman catholicism that was very socioactive - i mean, he was all - liberation theology, all over latin america, working for people, working with the poor, which is a highly important part of that faith. he said when he got the call to go to the monastery, which was an inward call, that he firmly believes - and he stressed this - "i am doing more for humanity in this monastery, making those branches go deep" - and i'm borrowing the analogy from bishop thomas here - he didn't say that, but that was the gist of it - "by making my faith branches go deep, i am doing more practically to help the world than anything else." and for a secularized person, which i have, to some extent, like it or not, am, i would have to do a head scratch on that. but the way they say it, something's got to be cooking there. susanna? >> i was going to say that even within the monastery, there are many different styles. you can go to gethsemane in kentucky and feel a very similar feeling. when you just enter there, before you've spoken

paul benedict the 16th reassures programs that he is not abandoning the roman catholic church. what change will this bring? >> we need to go now. >> will it be "argo" tonight at the oscars? welcome to the program. death by torture. that is what the palestinian government says arafat's jaradat died during an israeli prison. they say his death was from a heart attack. jaradat was arrested six days ago on suspicion of throwing stones and wednesday and israeli. his death has sparked thousands of palestinian prisoners on a 24 hour hunger strike. authorities say he had bruises and broken ribs and a bloodied nose. >> it is clear that jaradat was subjected to torture which led to his death. i give complete responsibility to israel. it is undeniable that the version of events from israel is made up. >> in my opinion, i blame the prison officers and the israeli prison services. it took them six days. they told him to say goodbye to your children. >> we are joined live from jerusalem. hello. we have seen people protesting. what is their main feeling about the situation in? >> there is a g

there's a new effort to save the ancient roman city of pompeii . a tunisian opposition leader has died after being shot outside his home in the capital tunis. shokri belaid led the unified democratic nationalist party and had been a strong critic of tunisia's government. witnesses say that he died in a clinic after being attacked when he left home. this shows the place reportedly where he was shot. his family and the prime minister have called it an assassination. the leader of the party which dominates the government says it undermines the ability of tunisia. >> this is a heinous political climate seemed to undermine the stability of the country. targeting our transition to democracy and any development projects currently planned by the government. we consider the perpetrators as enemies of the country, of democracy, and of islam. >> a member of the opposition blame the government for the killing. >> i accuse that party. it has plotted for this assassination. we cannot be intrigued by their condemnation of the assassination. this is a defining day

it was a sweet swan song on a glorious roman morning.uge throng of pilgrims turned out for pope benedict xvi's final audience and as he drove through the crowd one last time, they pressed forward, they cheered, they reached out to him in fond farewell to this soft spoken old man who shepherded the catholic church for almost eight turbulent years, and who now is laying aside the keys. he spoke to the pilgrims, to the listening world personally. nostalgic at times, but also recalling difficult moments. the scandals and troubles. there have been times when the seas were rough and the wind against us, he said, as in the whole history of the church, it has ever been and the lord seemed to sleep. but he kept the faith and won their hearts. what a scene it was back there. we're joined now by christiane amanpour. first, pope benedict xvi. his legacy, what do you think? >> i think that he's going to be known as a very intellectual pope, a pope who deeply loved the church, who deeply believed in his faith. not a charismatic pope like john paul ii.

they did not have all the infrastructure of the roman legions. they fought in a very different style. and yet ultimately they were successful. in the fall of rome was precipitated by the invasion of europe in the fourth century by a fierce group of warriors known as the huns. and a fourth century historian, a roman historian left a very interesting and perceptive description of how the huns font. he said they are very quick in their operations of exceeding speed and fund is a surprising there any. they reunite and again after having inflicted vast loss upon the enemy, scattered themselves or the whole point in irregular formation, always avoiding and entrenchment. think about that description but that sounds a lot like guerrilla warfare to me. that's essentially what the huns were practicing under formal leader, attila the hun bigger masses of guerrilla war for such that they even pushed the dramatic tribes further west into the roman empire and led to the collapse of the greatest empire in antiquity. so in many ways there's truly nothing new und

christine romans, host of "bottom line." and jeffrey toobin.hat kind of money are we talking about with oscar pistorius and nike? >> about $2 million from a diverse array of sponsors and they're doing exactly what brand managers would tell them to do. say you feel terrible about the situation. say that he is innocent until proven guilty and then distance yourself from his brand. and that's exactly what we're seeing. brand managers that we've talked to say, quite frankly, the seriousness of these charges and his stature in society, how many people know about him there, he will never recover financially from this. most likely. they haven't cut their endorsements just yet but many people think they will. >> is that what it takes, does it take murder for them to say we're out? we have sports controversies. bad behavior in bars. shooting incidents. steroids and dogfighting. and a lot of time, sponsors hang on for a long time. >> sometimes, they do. sometimes, they don't. look you look at livestrong and lance armstrong. he will not recover from that.

the roman catholic church has a very big tent.e are a lot of people who hold divorce, theological views, that identify as roman catholics. that said, of the 117 or so cardinals who are going to elect the next pope, they're not so diverse. they are all staunchly in line, dogmatically. they are almost all in line on the social issues. so, when you talk about progressive or conservative, i mean, that's a sliding scale. and you know, it may not slide up. there's not that much room within that conclave. >> in a nutshell, perhaps someone younger. perhaps from a different part of the world. but -- >> dogmatically -- >> more of the same. >> more of the same, most likely. >> but really, we really have no idea. >> we have no idea. and they don't have to choose one from among themselves. they're not restricted from choosing another cardinal. >> keep it right here on abc. our friends at "good morning america" are planning complete coverage of this historic day. >>> a small town in mississippi is shocked this morning after an openly mayoral ca

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--the mid-february roman fertility feast that st.valentine's day is based on. [laughter] as i'm sure you know, lupercalia is named for lupa, the she-wolf who suckled rome's twin founders romulus and remus. [laughter] folks, i say that's what's wrong with kids today: not enough wolf-teat. [cheers and applause] [laughter] so to the guys watching the show, a little hint, after the show tonight, i want you to celebrate a traditional valentine's day -- by guzzling a couple of skins full of wine, sacrificing a goat to venus, wearing its skin, and racing through your town, whipping any women you pass with a short leather thong to promote fertility. [laughter] you know, romance! [laughter] [cheers and applause]

. >> you serve as a muslim chaplain of georgetown university which is a roman catholic university in the sense it's run by jesuit priests, right? >> indeed, yeah. >> now, how is that going? >> i think it has gone, so far, very well. i have enjoyed working with the jesuits, with the roman catholic priests, with the protestants ministers and with the rabbis. >> do you have any muslims in your congregation at georgetown? >> i don't think i can -- i don't know exactly how many muslims are there at georgetown university, but i'm familiar with about 500-600 muslim students. and about 200 staffers and faculty members. >> have you noticed any kind of exoticism within the muslim community that's comparable in what we see from outcroppings from the spiritual -- the economic expansion of the '60s, anything like that? is there anything comparable to -- like we hear about on television, pagan, wiccan religion and new age parapsychology? but your -- the faith in the koran, the muslim faith is deeply rooted in principles that seems to be impervious to what i'm talking about here, is that true? >> w

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the roman catholic church is a very big tent.of people who hold diverse theological and social views that still self-identify as roman catholics. that said, of the 117 or so cardinals who are going to elect the next pope, they're not so diverse. they are all staunchly in line dogmatically. they are almost all in line on the social issues. so when you talk about progressive or conservative, that's a sliding scale, and it may not slide -- there's not that much room within that conclave. >> got you. so in a nutshell. essentially, perhaps someone younger from a different part of the world, but -- >> dogmatically, more of the same, most likely. >> but we really have no idea. >> we have no idea. and listen, they don't have to choose one from among themselves. they're not restricted to choosing another cardinal. >> we will see how it plays out. thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. we'll be back with more right after this. >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ thank you, miss rosa, you are the spark that started our freedom movement

why not extend that then to those who are roman catholic? >> we'd head back to christiane amanpour, she is live in rome for us. christiane, are you there? >> i absolutely am, zoraida. it's interesting talking about the issue of marriage or celibacy. 58% of the americans polled say they should move in that direction, that would allow priests to marry. those who have come in from anglocanism. we know the catholic church needs more and more priests. to put that in perspective, it's what american catholics may like to see happen. we're watching the cardinals have a few moments with the pope before the butler in charge there moves them swiftly along. we have talked about and listened to you talking about the possibility of the next pope. i interviewed the retired archbishop of washington yesterday, who said that as much as you might want to see an american pope, it's unlikely to happen this time around. and one of the front-runners if there's any such thing as a front-runner john allen, would be perhaps -- that there is cardinal law. let's talk a

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whatever it is in roman numerals. i won't say it out. the next available games for cities are super bowl l and super bowl li which would be in february of 2016 and 2017. san francisco and the bay area are going to bid on both those games, and the guy who's running those bids is here. daniel lury. i spent the -- maybe a couple hours yesterday walking around with him to look at all this stuff as he looked at it. you know, he says bay area can definitely handle this. and so they've assembled a committee. they're going to, you know, they have to submit the bid by early may and then later in may the national football league owners will meet and decide. it will be between san francisco bay area or miami south florida or houston. two of those three cities will get those two games. one will be left out. i have a strong feeling that if the bay area, san francisco bid is good, as i think it will be, i think san francisco and the bay area with the game being played in santa cara will land one of those games. i couldn't tell you which one, though. >

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because they're fly zone and unfortunately a roman shirokov combined to break the deadlock i then for the second half capello made a host of changes and russia took possession adding a second after six to six minutes as suburban chirac of bass found shot the two fourteen and one destroyed the twenty two year old midfielder becoming the second away in a row just on his debut i have tangi team mate for their smaller against the us last november but to neil was how it finished in monomania though kabila knows northern ireland might be harder not to crack. the whip they will the players have just restarted training and their fitness levels are around seventy percent it was an important test for us iceland made us work on. but i'm satisfied with the players and the way they moved and i'm glad we have voided any injuries during this training camp and the match itself so after beating iceland rushes through each then beaten run under fabio got bella to seven straight games and had a good warm up ahead of a qualifier against northern ireland in bel first on march the twenty second on sunday b

at least 50,000 roman catholics came to say goodbye.ut pope benedict kept it strictly business as usual. even though he will appear in that window just one more time, before he makes way for someone else. >> the crowd was here for benedict today and it matters probably more to them than to him. >> reporter: even before this pope has fully said his goodbyes, behind the scenes the focus has already turned to choosing his successor. a process that has always followed strict rules and is full of intrigue. this weekend the vatican floated a trial balloon, perhaps the cardinals won't wait the usual 15 days to start the election. but from some quarters, strong objections. that only the pope can change church law. and for benedict to do so now might look like he's meddling. his retirement has already shaken the process up. >> and make sure your retirement years are golden. >> reporter: "saturday night live" parodied that idea. with a retirement ad. one more change this time around -- twitter. several cardinals do it. but they won't be allowed t

the leader of the roman catholic church is resigning. the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years. tara moriarty joins us from san francisco with more on the stunning announcement made just hours ago. tara. >> reporter: the 85-year-old announced his decision during a meeting of the vatican cardinals. he said it in latin and it was definitely unexpected. his last day will be february 28th. right now we are standing in front of st. mary's cathedral. we are hoping to get comment from them a little bit letter this morning. even given his old age and ailing help, you normally don't see popes step down. the last time it happened was nearly 600 years when pope gregory xii resigned. he did so to end the civil war within the church. pope benedict emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope the leader of more than a billion roman catholics requires strength which he simply doesn't have anymore. after having repeatedly examed my conscious before god, i have come to the certainty that my strength due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise. pope benedict the 2

jim asks -- why do they use roman numerals? >> a complicated answer. we did some digs on the history. it started with super boll v, credited to lamar hunt, one of the godfathers of the modern nfl, by using roman numerals, he thought he made the game seem more important. that's it. >> okay. it feels impressive. right. >>> the next question is from bonnie, who wants to -- she has three store credit cards, with zero balances. she'd like to close them out. >> should she close them? we turn directly to fico. the short answer is it probably won't help your credit score, and fico never recommends closing an account just to the sole purpose of raising your score. that's because it takes into account something called credit utilization ratio, which looks at your total used credit versus your total available credit. accounts with zero balance help this ratio. however, if you're tempted to charge more than you should just because you have more credit, then closing those cards might be your best bet. >>> all right. and for those of you who like to walk, one viewer

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