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Originally posted by BobraFCD
Sarah,
You are not reading carefully what I wrote. I did not say Constantine worshipped Ra. I said that as governor, he combined the pagan worship with Christian worship.
Keep in mind that many "gods" had different names in different countries. For example, semiramus was also known as Isis or Venus, depending where you were from.
I propose that we continue this conversation after your midterms. Certainly that is more important than spewing off historical data.
Have a good night! 
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One can only assume that you were alledging Constantine worshiped Ra as you were mentioning both in the same breath. . .Constantine actually ended up being Roman Emperor, not just governor. . .
With regards to different names for possibly the same gods, Greek and Roman are the most similar. . .Egyptian (and most others) were more different. You cannot tell me that Thor and Zeus are exactly the same, just different names. . . thus you cannot say the same for Ra and Apollo. And if you are talking about Roman wouldn't it make more sense to use the Roman names unless you are stating the person was definitely involved in the Cult of Isis, Mithraism, Dionyseus/Bacchus. These are distinct cults which were in Rome. Also, Roman Emperors were tolerant of other religions as they were specific to a region/people. Christianity, on the other hand very quickly crossed cultural lines and was affecting all parts of the Empire. It was also seen as a bothersome sect of Judaism.
With regards to combining paganism and Christianity, that's not true. Going back to the issue of the day of worship being on Sunday - it's three days after the Jewish Sabbath which begins at sundown on Friday. We KNOW that Jesus rose from the dead three days after he died. If anyone changed the day of worship if was Jesus. . . .
Anyway, I have most of my studying done now for my 2pm mid-term. . .now, just have to concentrate on Parliament and Feudalism!
Sarah