The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval ChristianityHow are pagan gods worshiped in ancient Rome; using evidence both literary and archaeological, grasping the diverse assortment of religious practices in an empire that ranges from Britain to Egypt; comprising a fifth of the world's population.
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