The Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity Volume 53

by Edward J. Watts

Book Overview

The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Edward J. Watts traces their experiences of living through the fourth century's dramatic religious and political changes, when heated confrontations saw the Christian establishment legislate against pagan practices as mobs attacked pagan holy sites and temples. The emperors who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520283708
• ISBN13: 9780520283701
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"