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Quote:Vespasian and his sons, Titus and Domitian, maintained the Flavian Dynasty
from 69 - 96 CE, just the period of Josephus' tenure as their court historian, and the rise of the Christian Movement. Atwill contends that the Christian ideology and ritual practice built upon the model of Mithraism, was generated by the Flavians to offer a persuasive alternative to the numerous contentious and rebellious Jewish messianic sects constantly troublesome in Roman Palestine.[url="http://www.caesarsmessiah.com/Media/media.html#ellens"]link[/url]