Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity
Subtitle: A Sourcebook
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: October 12, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780415138925
Subjects: Christianity; History of religion; Paganism; BCE to c 500 CE; Early Church (To 476); History - General History; History: World; Ancient - General; Comparative Religion; History; History / Ancient / General; Christianity - History - General; Christianity and other religio; Christianity and other religions; Church history; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Religion; Roman; Rome
First sentence: The aim of this chapter is to sketch some of the salient features of pagan religious life during the third century and to convey some sense of its diversity.