The Absolute Truth in Late Antiquity

In theory, both contemporary and subsequent a line had been drawn in the sand, political and ecclesiastical orthodoxy were identified. The pagans of the empire or Helene's as they became increasingly known from about the third century onwards,. really in the fourth century this term Helene for meaning polytheist becomes widespread among Christians. These Helene's were thenceforth excluded from the discourses of power. In other words, what we have called orthodox thinking here on the podcast that arose in late antiquity began first as an idea, not as a fact.