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Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Persecution_of_pagans_in_the_late_Roman_Empire
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:beganIn
4th century
gptkbp:endDate
5th century
gptkbp:enforcedBy
Christian emperors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
gptkbp:intensifiedUnder
gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:involves
destruction of pagan temples
banning of pagan rituals
confiscation of temple property
legal penalties for pagan practices
gptkbp:notableEvent
destruction of the Serapeum of Alexandria
Theodosius I's Edict of Thessalonica
gptkbp:notableFigure
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkb:Ambrose_of_Milan
gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkb:Gratian
gptkb:Valentinian_II
gptkbp:notableVictim
gptkb:Hypatia_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:occurredIn
gptkb:late_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Christianization_of_the_Roman_Empire
Edicts against paganism
gptkbp:resultedIn
rise of Christianity as state religion
decline of traditional Roman religion
gptkbp:target
pagan philosophers
pagan priests
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:State_church_of_the_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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