# In the Shadow of Rome: The Nativity and Empire

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Podcast: [The Priest & The Prof](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-priest-the-prof-7072315)
Published: 2025-12-12T01:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://priestandprof.org/Episode-33-In-the-Shadow-of-Rome-The-Nativity-and-Empire/
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## Resource

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May discuss the impact of living under the oppression of the Roman Empire in the Nativity Story in this third part of our six part series on the birth of Christ.

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