Theodosian Code XVI.i.2: Banning of Other Religions, 379-395. Theodosian Code: On Religion Zosimus: Historia Nova. [At Then Again] On the ending of Paganism. Mark the Deacon: Life of Porphyry of Gaza, 5th Century, [full text] fascinating account of the Christian destruction of Paganism in Gaza. Socrates Scholasticus: The Murder of Hypatia. A leading female philosopher, Hypatia was murdered by a Christian mob in Alexandria, urged on by St. Cyril. See also The Hypatia Page. Three historical version’s of Hypatia’s murder are available, and useful for comparative purposes: Damascius: The Life of Hypatia, from the Life of Isidore, reproduced in The Suda. [At cosmopolis.com] Socrates Scholasticus: The Life of Hypatia, [At cosmopolis.com] John of Nikiu: The Life of Hypatia. [At cosmopolis.com]
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