In Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity; A.D. Lee documents the transformation of the religious landscape of the Roman world from one of enormous diversity of religious practices and creeds in the 3rd century to a situation where; by the 6th century; Christianity had become the dominant religious force. Using translated extracts from contemporary sources he examines the fortunes of pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century; through the dramatic events associated with the emperors Constantine; Julian and Theodosius in the 4th; to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries; while also illustrating important themes in late antique Christianity such as the growth of monasticism; the emerging power of bishops and the development of pilgrimage; as well as the fate of other significant religious groups including Jews and Manichaeans. This new edition has been updated to include: additional documentary material; including newly published papyri an expanded chapter on the emperor Constantine greater attention to church controversies in the fourth and fifth centuries thoroughly updated references and further reading; taking into account developments in modern scholarship during the past fifteen years. Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity is an invaluable resource for students of the late antique world; and of early Christianity and the early Church.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Food bombers and tame flakBy James D. CrabtreeThis book tells the inspirational story of Operation Chowhound; the 8th Air Force (and Bomber Command; under Operation Manna) effort to deliver food to the Dutch population who were starving to death in the last days of the war. In early 1945 the Netherlands were still firmly occupied by the Nazis and worse; they had the means to destroy the dikes and flood most of the country if they were forced to retreat. Eisenhower and his chief of staff worked out a deal with the Nazis: Allied bombers; which no longer had targets to speak of in the Reich; would drop food from very low altitude and speed. In exchange; the German flak would not fire at the bombers.In this surreal endtime of the war the truce held and soon food was being "bombed" at pre-agreed upon locations while bombers flew specific "lanes" to reach their "targets." And the flak (for the most part) did not fire on the aircraft; even though they certainly could have caused enormous damage to the bomber fleet.I loved the writing and recommend this for any student of WWII.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The most glorious recuse mission of WWIIBy Martha JonesLike most of us exposed to WWII is school we never hear of these kinds of operations. We get endless discussion on the Battle of the Bulge and the bombing of Berlin but this operation literally saved a country and a civilization and culture that gave a lot to mankind. And all we did was drop food from aircraft for 10 days. Air crews who were part of this said that it changed their view of the war and affected them in such a positive manner that they were changed for life. The German occupation of the Netherlands was so harsh that in the year prior to this food drop; no infants survived; citizens ate tulips to survive and because children were ignored they walked and bicycled all over the countryside from cities to barter small amounts of food from farms to take back to families. This is a story that needs to be included in the study of WWII. Ian Flemming was part of this story as was Audrey Hepburn who was starving with her family.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very educational read....By Gail L. ThompsonVery educational and enlightening about missions flown by the 8th Air Force at the end of WWII. I enjoyed reading and learning the details about these life-saving food drops to the Dutch people.
