Christianity and the Legal Status of Abandoned Children in the Later Roman Empire
A.H.M. Jones, the great British historian of the later Roman Empire, was once asked what difference conversion to Christianity made to Rome. His answer: None. Brutal gladiatorial contests continued to be held, slavery was not abolished, and cruel penalties were laid down for seemingly minor moral in...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2008
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 123-141 |
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