The Christians and the Roman Empire - Softcover

Sordi, Dr. Marta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080612637X ISBN 13: 9780806126371

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994

Synopsis

The Christians and the Roman Empire overturns the myth of an unrelenting persecution of the subversive, Christian “outlaw.” Using contemporary sources and authentic documents —including imperial edicts and records of the deeds of non-legendary martyrs—Marta Sordi shows that the conflict was primarily religious and almost never political. The Christians actually continued to profess their loyalty to the Roman Empire during the periods of persecution, and the Empire, which almost never thought of the Christians as a threat to security, often found itself acting simply as the secular arm of religious authorities during these periods of social and cultural intolerance.

About this title

About the Author

Marta Sordi was a professor of Greek and Roman History at the Catholic University of Milan and an Italian specialist historian of antiquity.

Language Notes

Text: English, Italian (translation)

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 080612637X
• ISBN 13: 9780806126371
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 222