Nixey powerfully describes the ruthless destruction of pagan temples, shrines, and institutions in the century after Constantine’s decision to tolerate the new faith. The perpetrators were often monks ...

Even though Constantine was the first emperor to convert to Christianity, it did not become the official religion until around 70 years later. In this period, those who worshipped pagan gods ...

Constantine ’s move from paganism to Christianity was not immediate or consistent. But he eventually increased his support of the Church and implemented laws against certain pagan practices and ...

The Emperor Constantine I earned his place in history in 313 A.D. when he legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan and ... His government policies tolerated paganism. ...

The site of Constantine's elevation was long remembered and two centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, in AD627 King Edwin of Northumbria, newly converted to Christianity from paganism ...

ROME – The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.

A letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that "adds significant insights into the social changes" from pagan beliefs to Christianity in the ...