Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2014
Abstract
The anti-pagan legislation of the Christian Emperors as dealt with in the previous article of this series creates the impression of tough persecution against the last pagans within the Christianized Roman Empire. In spite of this, some modern scholars believe the contrary to have been the case, claiming this legislation to have remained unenforced.
However, such a claim appears questionable in light of the available evidence, which in fact often indicates rather a thorough implementation or at least an effort about it, yet stated more precisely, this evidence renders both viewpoints disputable.