The process of Christianisation brought with it a new form of violent conflict to the Roman world: religiously motivated attacks on places, objects or people. The most radical form of such conflicts w
From across Europe and even from North American, ancient historians, archaeologists, classicists, and specialists on Roman law came together to ponder the relationship between church and state long ag
Destruction of temples and their transformation into churches are central symbols of change in religious environment, socio-political system, and public perception in late antiquity. Archaeologists, h
Emmel (Coptology, Westfalische Wilhelms-U. Munster, Germany) and Gotter (ancient history, U. Konstanz, Germany) present 12 papers examining the Christianization of Roman antiquity through the theme of