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6 days ago · National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great ( r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina ( Jerusalem ), when he destroyed a pagan temple for the purpose of constructing a Christian church. [1]
6 days ago · The conflict model asserts that Christianity rose in conflict with paganism, defeating it only after emperors became Christian and were willing to use their power to require conversion through coercion. The legislative model is based on the Theodosian Code published in AD 438.
May 23, 2024 · Contemporary knowledge of Anglo-Saxon paganism derives largely from three sources: textual evidence produced by Christian Anglo-Saxons like Bede and Aldhelm, place-name evidence, and archaeological evidence of cultic practices.
1 day ago · It deals with concepts shared by all Pagans, and also with those concepts unique to a particular Pagan tradition. The only single-volume, scholarly reference work available on this subject, this dictionary provides reliable information on magic and witchcraft for the entire span of western history, from classical antiquity to modern Wicca ...
2 days ago · The period of transition between paganism and Christianity was a topic of contention amongst historians for many centuries. But the Spello Temple discovery solved the puzzle. The Temple remained a ...
May 15, 2024 · The Roots of Irish Mythology. In the tapestry of Irish mythology, the warp of Celtic belief intertwines with the woof of Christian influence, creating a storied heritage as intricate and flowing as the rivers that vein the Emerald Isle. Celtic Beliefs and Oral Tradition.
May 24, 2024 · Theodosius I (born January 11, 347, Cauca, Gallaecia [now Coca, Spain]—died January 17, 395, Mediolanum [now Milan, Italy]) was a Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal n...
