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Why is Sunday the Christian day of rest? Because Jesus said so? No! It was Roman emperor Constantine The Great who decreed on 7th March, 320 that \u201con the venerable day of the sun, let the magistrate and the people residing in cities rest and let all workshops be closed\u201d.\nIt was a departure from the tradition of commemorating Sabbath on a Saturday, which had been in line with Jewish teachings - and the word of God as depicted in the Bible itself.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Sumerians and Babylonians also played their part in the seemingly arbitrary division of the week into seven days; ask if Constantine was hedging his bets by merging the Christian calendar with the Roman sun-God\u2019s special day; and reveal how the Emperor tried to cheat his way into Heaven at the very last minute\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Constantine Orders That Sunday Becomes A Day of Rest\u2019 (BBC History Magazine, 2016): https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bbc-history-magazine/20160225/281698319039318\n\u2022 \u2018Sol Invictus - Roman Sun God\u2019 (Mythology.net, 2016): https://mythology.net/roman/roman-gods/sol-invictus/\n\u2022 \u2018Why Christianity Owes a Lot to the Roman Emperor Constantine\u2019 (Smithsonian Channel, 2020):\xa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y7c9vweo8k\n#Roman #Religion #Christian\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices