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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfastUploaded 28-02-25In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do these attacks teach us about Christianization of the Roman Empire?Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters00:00 Setting up the topic1:40 How did the Greeks and Romans view statues?5:28 Idolatry and Cult Statues7:30 Demonology12:12 Selective Damage and Embodied Objects14:07 Christian Triumphalism 20:24 Christianization: Syncretism vs. Antisyncretism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
