20 May 2013

vox populi

[voks pop-yuh-lahy]

noun

– the voice of the people; popular opinion.

Origin: < Latin vōx populī >

Today’s aphorism

When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.

– Jean Jacques Rosseau

On this day

20 May 325 – conclusion of the First Council of Nicea, a cabal of 1800 bishops convened by Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great) to gain consensus within the church for various doctrinal issues, such as the divinity of Christ, the Holy Trinity and the date for Easter which were articulated in the ‘Creed of Nicea’. The Council concluded on 25 August 325.