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Christianity is terribly sour (lemmy.world)

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[–] Zombiepirate 5 points 6 days ago

One of the best novels I've read that's set in late antiquity was Julian by Gore Vidal. It gets into the politics of religion before and during his reign, and how the Christians were angling to be the only game in town by monopolizing religion in Roman society.

Fascinating stuff.

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