Christianity and the Roman Empire: Jerusalem to Constantinople
Footnoting History
04/19/25
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(Host: Lucy)
The second through fourth centuries C.E. saw a profound transformation, and profound upheavals, in the Roman world as a result of the rise of Christianity as a universal religion. Religion, flexible and syncretic, was a powerful source of identity for the Romans, from the temples of misty Britain to the mystery cults of the Middle East. The growing numbers of Christians, as a minority incapable of assimilation, were a disturbing anomaly... and a useful scapegoat.
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