How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar’s Empire
by
Douglas Ryan Boin
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The supposed collapse of Roman civilization is still lamented more than 1,500 years later-and intertwined with this idea is the notion that a fledgling religion, Christianity, went from a persecuted fringe movement to an irresistible force that toppled the empire. The “intolerant zeal” of Christians,...