Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 115/1-2

This work dicuses the decline of Greek religion and the christianization of town and countryside in the eastern Roman Empire between the death of Julian the Apostate and the Laws of Justinian the Great against paganism c. 370-529. It examines such questions as the effect of the laws against sacrific...

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Author:Frank R. Trombley
Published: E.J. Brill, Leiden-New York-Köln, 1993
Total Pages:xiv-344; xiv-424
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Background > Roman World
Status:Needs Review
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Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 115/1-2
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title_short Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529
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