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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The early anti-paganism policy of Theodosius I ranged from 395 till 476.Anti-Pagan laws were emanated throughout this period, by emperors like Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius II, Marcian and Leo I the Thracian. The reiterations of the bans, especially on Pagan religious rites and sacrifices, and the increases of the penalties, indicated that the "Pagan" religion had still many followers. Significant support for Paganism was present among Roman nobles, senators, magistrates, imperial palace officers, and other officials, which often omitted to apply the edicts or protested."Paganism" kept being followed by a large part of the population, which kept more and more undercover to formally comply with the edicts. Many Christians pretended to be such while continuing Pagan practices, and many converted back to Paganism; numerous laws against apostasy kept being promulgated and penalties increased since the time of Gratian and Theodosius. Pagans were openly voicing their resentment in historical works, like the writings of Eunapius and Olympiodorus, and books blaming the Christian egemony for the 410 Sack of Rome. Christians destroyed almost all such Pagan political literature, and threatened copyists with the cutting of their hands.Laws declared that buildings belonging to known pagans and heretics were to be appropriated by the churches. St. Augustine exhorted his congregation in Carthage to smash all tangible symbols of paganism they could lay their hands on.The persecution was somewhat reduced in some periods under the influence of the high-ranking general Stilicho and under the "usurper" Joannes Primicerius; a revival was attempted by Anthemius from 467."@en }

• Early_anti-paganism_policy_of_Theodosius_I_until_the_fall_of_the_Roman_Empire abstract "The early anti-paganism policy of Theodosius I ranged from 395 till 476.Anti-Pagan laws were emanated throughout this period, by emperors like Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius II, Marcian and Leo I the Thracian. The reiterations of the bans, especially on Pagan religious rites and sacrifices, and the increases of the penalties, indicated that the "Pagan" religion had still many followers. Significant support for Paganism was present among Roman nobles, senators, magistrates, imperial palace officers, and other officials, which often omitted to apply the edicts or protested."Paganism" kept being followed by a large part of the population, which kept more and more undercover to formally comply with the edicts. Many Christians pretended to be such while continuing Pagan practices, and many converted back to Paganism; numerous laws against apostasy kept being promulgated and penalties increased since the time of Gratian and Theodosius. Pagans were openly voicing their resentment in historical works, like the writings of Eunapius and Olympiodorus, and books blaming the Christian egemony for the 410 Sack of Rome. Christians destroyed almost all such Pagan political literature, and threatened copyists with the cutting of their hands.Laws declared that buildings belonging to known pagans and heretics were to be appropriated by the churches. St. Augustine exhorted his congregation in Carthage to smash all tangible symbols of paganism they could lay their hands on.The persecution was somewhat reduced in some periods under the influence of the high-ranking general Stilicho and under the "usurper" Joannes Primicerius; a revival was attempted by Anthemius from 467.".