Mission and Conversion: Proselytizing in the Religious History of the Roman Empire (Wilde Lectures in Natural and Comparative Religion ; 1922) [F First ed.] 0198149417, 9780198149415

Mission and Conversion: Proselytizing in the Religious History of the Roman Empire [Reprint ed.] 0198263872, 9780198263876

This book tackles a central problem of Jewish and comparative religious history: proselytization and the origins of miss

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The Roman and Byzantine Armies: The History of the Militaries in the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a

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Truth in Many Tongues: Religious Conversion and the Languages of the Early Spanish Empire 9780271086682

Truth in Many Tongues examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity. Conside

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The Making of a Christian Aristocracy: Social and Religious Change in the Western Roman Empire 9780674043046

What did it take to cause the Roman aristocracy to turn to Christianity, changing centuries-old beliefs and religious tr

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Empire and religion: religious change in Greek cities under Roman rule 9789004347113, 9004347119

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Empire of Religion: Imperialism and Comparative Religion 9780226117263

How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Ch

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Of Religion and Empire: Missions, Conversion, and Tolerance in Tsarist Russia 0801433274, 9780801433276

Russia's ever-expanding imperial boundaries encompassed diverse peoples and religions. Yet Russian Orthodoxy remain

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Imperialism, Power, and Identity: Experiencing the Roman Empire (Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures in Ancient History and Archaeology, 1) 9780691146058, 0691146055

Despite what history has taught us about imperialism's destructive effects on colonial societies, many classicists

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The Twilight of Byzantium: Aspects of Cultural and Religious History in the Late Byzantine Empire 9780691198040

The centuries-long economic and military decline of the Byznatine Empire, which culminated in its political disappearanc

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Religion in the Roman Empire [1 ed.] 9781502622648, 9781502622631

Religion in the Roman Empire goes beyond gods and goddesses to provide a detailed look at the belief system of ancient R

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