Thecla's story is one of many in the Apocryphal Acts which portray women giving up ... upon hearing the preaching of Paul, renounces her family and fiance to follow him. She eventually becomes ...

The Apostle Paul is ... We ha[ve] the story of Paul's life in a complete narrative fashion given to us in the Book of Acts, which details his activities from the time that he was in Jerusalem ...

Roma, 67 AD. After the great fire that burnt a great part of the city, Emperor Nero points Paul, Jesus' apostle, as guilty of the fire, arresting him and taking him to Mamertine Prison.