Episode 3: The Age of Persecution
This Week In Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama
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The Edict of Milan
The edict of milan is an important milestone in the history ofre of thought. But unity would soon become more important than tolerance for constancy. As early as three 14, constantine had ordered anonymous pamphlets burned and their authors executed under a treason law. Possessing arian books was a capital offence ecked on by reventious christian writers. Now, books that fell foul of the nicean creed were sought out and destroyed. A vicious cycle had begun. Then in three 61, julian expectedly became emperor. He had been brought up as a christian, but through intense studies of classical philosophy, he found the light and sought to re invig
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