The Christian Emperor Whose 391 Edict Authorised the Destruction of Every Major Pagan Temple in the Roman Empire
Theodosius I's edicts of 391 and 392 AD prohibited all pagan religious practice across the Roman Empire and authorised the demolition of pagan temples. The Serapeum of Alexandria was destroyed within months. The legal framework defined the institutional end of Greco-Roman paganism.
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