War of Gods and Demons

If the Eucharist truly is the "source and summit" of all life, it stands to reason that the Body of Christ must be at the heart of civilization itself. With society crumbling today, it is high time to return the Body of Christ to the center of our lives. 

Join the ICC for this three-part series in which we explore the themes of the "Benedict Option," learn about families doing their part by being radically open to life, and consider practical ways that we can form Christ-centered communities. 

Carthage was a trading hub of the ancient world, challenging the budding Roman Republic. In 264 B.C., Rome and Carthage began the Punic Wars, which continued for more than a century. Tune in to learn more about the rise -- and fall -- of Carthage.

In the third century BC, a clash which had been brewing for centuries finally erupted: Rome, the ruthless imperialist upstart dominating Italy, against Carthage, the ancient but sinister apex predator of the Mediterranean. The conflict sparked in Messina in 263 BC, and went on fo ...  Show more

We continue with the story of Rome's rise to power in the third and second centuries BC, and ask two vital questions: first, did the Romans simply get lucky? Second, how did the Roman legions become the most feared fighting machine of the ancient world?Support the showFor a free ...  Show more

In 281/280 BC, the Hellenistic King Pyrrhus ventured to southern Italy to aid the Italiote-Greek city of Tarentum against a rising power based in central Italy. This enemy was the Romans. Over the next 150 years this civilisation would rise to become the Mediterranean superpow ...