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AC hronicle otfh Lea Psata ns g PIERRCEH UVIN TRANSLATEBDY B.A .A rcher HARVARUDN IVERSPIRTEYS S CAMBRIDGMEA,S SACHUSETTS LONDONE,N GLAND 1990 BR, lrA 8 .ll7 CS'� Copyright © 1990 by the President and Fellows "A pool of silence and a tower of grace" of Harvard College -W H. Auden 1110 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 10987654321 This book is a translation of part 1 of Chronique des derniers paiens, published by Librairie Artheme Fayard and Societe d'Edition Les Belles Lettres in 1990. This book is printed on acid-free paper, and its binding materials have been'chosen for strength and durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chuvin, Pierre. A chronicle of the last pagans / Pierre Chuvin : translated by B. A. Archer. p. cm.-(Revealing antiquity: 4) ISBN 0-674-12970-9 (alk. paper) 1. Paganism-Rome. 2. Christianity-Early church, ca. . 30-600. 3. Christianity and other religions-History Roman. 4. Rome-Civilization. 5. Civilization, Oriental. I.Title. II. Series. BR128.R7C58 1990 292'. 009'015-dc20 BR, lrA 8 .ll7 CS'� Copyright © 1990 by the President and Fellows "A pool of silence and a tower of grace" of Harvard College -W H. Auden 1110 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 10987654321 This book is a translation of part 1 of Chronique des derniers paiens, published by Librairie Artheme Fayard and Societe d'Edition Les Belles Lettres in 1990. This book is printed on acid-free paper, and its binding materials have been'chosen for strength and durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chuvin, Pierre. A chronicle of the last pagans / Pierre Chuvin : translated by B. A. Archer. p. cm.-(Revealing antiquity: 4) ISBN 0-674-12970-9 (alk. paper) 1. Paganism-Rome. 2. Christianity-Early church, ca. . 30-600. 3. Christianity and other religions-History Roman. 4. Rome-Civilization. 5. Civilization, Oriental. I.Title. II. Series. BR128.R7C58 1990 292'. 009'015-dc20 · ACKNOWLEDGMENTS · My search for the last pagans of classical Antiquity originally was a voyage all of whose difficulties were not-are they ever?-of a scientific nature. Some auspicious stars shone in a sometimes cloudy sky: -had not G. W. Bowersock expected the book, it would have remained in my files; -had not Michel and Marie-Pierre Tardieu, in Paris, been, with all the former's learning, so warm and friendl it would y, have been written with less pleasure; -had not, for years, Stephane Khemis and Valerie Hannin, L'Histoire, at given me opportunities to popularize ancient histor perhaps it could have been read only by fellow schol y, ars, who probably have little to learn from it. Finally I wish to thank Michel Desgranges, director of the French publishing house Les Belles Lettres; Ann Louise C. McLaughlin, who made my work on the English translation a pleasure; and Professors Francis Vian and Paul Bernard, who patiently agreed that projects dear to us-Nonnus' edition and the study of the friezes on the rhytons from Nisa-might be delayed to allow me that simple praise of obstinacy. P.C. · ACKNOWLEDGMENTS · My search for the last pagans of classical Antiquity originally was a voyage all of whose difficulties were not-are they ever?-of a scientific nature. Some auspicious stars shone in a sometimes cloudy sky: -had not G. W. Bowersock expected the book, it would have remained in my files; -had not Michel and Marie-Pierre Tardieu, in Paris, been, with all the former's learning, so warm and friendl it would y, have been written with less pleasure; -had not, for years, Stephane Khemis and Valerie Hannin, L'Histoire, at given me opportunities to popularize ancient histor perhaps it could have been read only by fellow schol y, ars, who probably have little to learn from it. Finally I wish to thank Michel Desgranges, director of the French publishing house Les Belles Lettres; Ann Louise C. McLaughlin, who made my work on the English translation a pleasure; and Professors Francis Vian and Paul Bernard, who patiently agreed that projects dear to us-Nonnus' edition and the study of the friezes on the rhytons from Nisa-might be delayed to allow me that simple praise of obstinacy. P.C. · CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. What Is a Pagan? 7 2. An Empire in Search of Religion 14 3. Constantine's Christian Empire 23 4. The Wavering Fourth Century 36 5. Toward the Interdict 57 6. After the Defeat 73 7. Political Exclusion 91 8. Masters and Pupils, or the Appeal of Paganism 101 9. The Fragmented West 119 10. The Tenacity of the East 131 Epilogue 149 Notes 153 Index 179 · CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. What Is a Pagan? 7 2. An Empire in Search of Religion 14 3. Constantine's Christian Empire 23 4. The Wavering Fourth Century 36 5. Toward the Interdict 57 6. After the Defeat 73 7. Political Exclusion 91 8. Masters and Pupils, or the Appeal of Paganism 101 9. The Fragmented West 119 10. The Tenacity of the East 131 Epilogue 149 Notes 153 Index 179 A Chronicle of the Last Pagans A Chronicle of the Last Pagans
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