Pagans and Christians in Late Antique Rome by Michele Renee S... - 9781107110304

Pagans and Christians in Late Antique RomeConflict, Competition, and Coexistence in the Fourth Century\nAuthor(s): Michele Renee Salzman, Marianne Sghy, Rita Lizzi Testa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107110304, 978-1107110304\nSynopsis\nThis book sheds new light on the religious and consequently social changes taking place in late antique Rome. The essays in this volume argue that the once-dominant notion of pagan-Christian religious conflict cannot fully explain the texts and artifacts, as well as the social, religious, and political realities of late antique Rome. Together, the essays demonstrate that the fourth-century city was a more fluid, vibrant, and complex place than was previously thought. Competition between diverse groups in Roman society - be it pagans with Christians, Christians with Christians, or pagans with pagans - did create tensions and hostility, but it also allowed for .