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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1634312, member: 5682&quot;]First of all, let me say that I enjoy the Roman history discussions, although I may have different interpretations.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t want to be <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />ff-topic:, so I&#039;ll be brief.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most students of Rome&#039;s transformation to an empire-wide Christianity know about the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (AD 312) or the death of Julian the Apostate Emperor (AD 363). Possibly of equal significance to this transformation was the Battle of Frigidus (AD 394).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Frigidus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Frigidus" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Frigidus</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This battle occurred more than a decade after Gratian&#039;s death. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Battle of Frigidus was barely won by Theodosius, but assured the continued brutal persecution of Pagans, Manicheans, and non-Trinitarian Christians. Had Theodosius lost (and he barely won the battle, possibly after a freak windstorm), Rome&#039;s later history would potentially have been one more diverse in religious beliefs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry. I didn&#039;t want to hijack this interesting thread.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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