event
Persecution of pagans under Theodosius I
Also known as Anti-pagan laws (389-392)
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Series of laws banning sacrifice and temple visits, later read as the end of public paganism.
Wikipedia extract
The persecution of pagans under Theodosius I began in 381, after the first couple of years of his reign as co-emperor in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. In the 380s, Theodosius I reiterated the ban of Constantine the Great on animal sacrifices, prohibited haruspicy on animal sacrifice, pioneered the criminalization of magistrates who did not enforce anti-pagan laws, broke up some pagan associations and destroyed pagan temples.
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- Wikidata Q5110359 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
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- Codex Theodosianus · text
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