After defeating the usurper Maximus in 388 AD, Theodosius found himself facing an even greater opponent in Ambrose of Milan.
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Posted by: nvw | November 08, 2011 at 06:42 PM
How does Indy know to roll forward to avoid the blade coming out of the floor in that scene?
Get well soon!
Posted by: Steve | November 08, 2011 at 07:35 PM
Andre,
I said nothing about judging the effects of Christianity upon the empire, only warned against over-reliance on Gibbons concerning the early centuries of the Church. His naive infatuation with classical paganism and impenetrable cynicism regarding the Church's telling of its own history were the height of intellectual fashionability in his day so the blind spot is perhaps excusable; excusable or not, though, it tarnishes this portion of his narrative which shouldn't be relied on exclusively or uncritically.
Posted by: sdf | November 14, 2011 at 02:42 PM