guy Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) (Thanks for Lapham's Quarterly for brining this article to my attention): Quote The final pagan generation’s shortsightedness still stands out. They acquiesced to the rule of Christian emperors pursuing the elimination of paganism in exchange for a few decades of government salaries and fancy titles. These men could have fought against a change they fundamentally disagreed with. They got rich instead. https://aeon.co/essays/pagan-complacency-and-the-birth-of-the-christian-roman-empire From a previous thread: This reminds me of the quote by Alan Cameron in his book The Last Pagans of Rome: Quote T]he main focus of much modern scholarship has been on [the last Pagans'] supposedly stubborn resistance to Christianity. Rather surprisingly, they have been transformed from the arrogant, philistine land-grabbers most of them were into fearless champions of senatorial privilege, literature lovers, and aficionados of classical (especially Greek) culture as well as the traditional cults. The dismantling of this romantic myth is one of the main goals of this book." Edited October 26, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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