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Victim
Perpetrator
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304 Destruction of 2 Indian Temples in the Canton of Jaron on the upper Euphrates
Hindus
St. Gregory the Illuminator
Canton of Jaron
304 Pope Marcellus Persecutes Christian Backsliders
Christian Backsliders
Pope Marcellus I
Rome
310 Pope Eusebius in a Dispute Against Backsliders
Christian Backsliders
Pope Eusebius
Rome
314 Council of Ancyra
Gentiles
Christian Church
315 Constantine's Edict Criminalizes Proselytizing by Jews
Jews
Emperor Constantine
323 Constantine Defeated Licinius in a Battle over Religious Policy
Licinius
Emperor Constantine
324 Emperor Constantine declares Christianity the only official religion of the Roman Empire
Pagans
Emperor Constantine
Dydima
,
Mt. Athos
326 Constantine Banned Servitude to Jewish Masters
Jews
Emperor Constantine
326 Constantine Denied Heretics and Schismatics the Right of Assembly
Cataphrygians
,
Paulians
,
Marcionites
,
Valentinians
,
Novatians
Emperor Constantine
326 Emperor Constantine Destroys the Temple of Aphrodite in Aigeai of Cilicia
Temples of the Goddess Aphrodite
Emperor Constantine
Asia Minor
326 In Egypt, Constantine Prohibited Sacrifices, etc.
Pagans
,
Gladiators
Emperor Constantine
330-380 Orthodox Christians Killed Large Numbers of Heretical Christians
Heretical Christians
,
Novatians
,
Donatists
,
Athanasians
,
Arians
,
Vestal Virgins
Orthodox Christians
332 Constantine Directed the Suppression of Idolatrous Worship at Mamre
Pagans
Emperor Constantine
Palestine
335 Constantine sacks many Pagan Temples
Sopatros
Emperor Constantine
Asia Minor
,
Palestine
339 Conversion to Judaism Became Illegal
Jews
Roman Empire
341 Emperor Constans Persecutes "all the soothsayers and the Hellenists"
Soothsayers
,
Hellenists
,
Pagans
Emperor Constans
346 Large-scale persecutions of the Gentiles in Constantinople
Libanius
,
Pagans
Constantinople
330 Constantine steals the treasures and statues of the Pagan Temples
Pagan Temples
Emperor Constantine
Constantinople
353 Constantius decrees the death penalty for all forms of worship involving sacrifice and "idols"
Pagans
Emperor Constantius
354 Constantius orders the closing of all Pagan Temples
Pagans
Emperor Constantius
356 Constantius orders the destruction of the Pagan Temples and the execution of all "idolaters"
Pagans
Emperor Constantius
357 Constantius outlaws all methods of Divination
Pagans
Emperor Constantius
359 Christians organise the first death camps for the torture and execution of arrested Gentiles
Gentiles
Christians
Skythopolis
364 Confiscation of all properties of Pagan Temples (December 23)
Pagans
Roman Empire
364 Confiscation of all properties of Pagan Temples (February 4th)
Pagans
Roman Empire
364 Confiscation of all properties of Pagan Temples (September 9th)
Pagans
Roman Empire
364 Death penalty for all Gentiles that worship their ancestral Gods or practice Divination
Gentiles
Roman Empire
364 Emperor Flavius Jovianus orders the burning of the Library of Antioch
Humanity
Emperor Flavius Jovianus
Antioch
365 Edict forbids Gentile officers of the army to command Christian soldiers
Pagans
Roman Empire
370 Persecution of Gentiles throughout the Eastern Empire
Fidustius
,
Hilarius
,
Patricius
,
Julianus
,
Orebasius
,
Sallustius
,
Pegasius
,
Simonides
,
Maximus
Emperor Valens
Antioch
372 Confiscation of Manichean Meeting Places
Manicheans
Roman Empire
372 Order to exterminate the Hellenes and destroy all writings of their wisdom
Hellenes
Emperor Valens
Asia Minor
373 New prohibition of all methods of Divination
Pagans
Christians
375 Temple of Asclepius is closed down
Epidaurus
379 Ambrose Persuaded Roman Emperor Gratian to Outlaw Arianism in the West
Arians
Bishop Ambrose of Milan
,
Emperor Gratian
Western Roman Empire
380 Christianity becomes the exclusive religion of the Roman Empire
Hierophant Nestorius
,
Hierophant Priskus
Bishop Ambrosius of Milan
Eleusis
380 Theodosius I Confiscated Arian Churches
Arians
Emperor Theodosius I
381 Theodosius deprives Christians who return to the Pagan Religion of all their rights
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
383 Theodosius I Banned Eunomians
Eunomians
Emperor Theodosius I
384 Order to destroy the Temples of the Gentiles in Northern Greece and Asia Minor
Pagan Temples
Emperor Theodosius I
,
Maternus Cynegius
Northern Greece and Asia Minor
384 Theodosius I Made Divination from Chicken Entrails a Capital Crime
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
385 Destruction of the temple of Jupiter at Apamea in Syria by Cynegius
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
,
Maternus Cynegius
Apamea in Syria
385 First Execution of a Heretic by Christians
Bishop Priscillian of Avila
Roman Empire
,
Bishop Ambrose of Milan
,
Pope Damasus I
,
Emperor Maximus
385 Systematic destruction of pagan temples, shrines and altars
Pagans
,
Gentiles
Maternus Cynegius
,
Bishop Marcellus
Skythopolis
386 Destruction of the Temple at Edessa in upper Mesopotamia
Pagan Temples
Emperor Theodosius I
Edessa
386 Emperor Theodosius outlaws the care of sacked Pagan Temples
Pagan Temples
Emperor Theodosius I
388 Apollonarians Banned
Apollonarians
Roman Empire
388 Christian mob sacked the Jewish Synagogue in Callinicum
Jews
Christian Bishop
,
Christian Mob
Callinicum near the Euphrates
388 Public talks on religious subjects are outlawed
Libanius
,
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
388 Theodosius I Sent a Prefect to Destroy the Temples in Egypt and Syria
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
389 Mob violence against non-Christians
Pagans
,
Gentiles
Theophilus Patriarch of Alexandria
,
Christian Mob
,
Fanatical Hermits
Alexandria
391 Edict prohibits looking at vandalised statues
Pagans
Theophilus Patriarch of Alexandria
Alexandria
392 Criminalization of Private Worship or Any Activity Associated with Pagan Rites
Pagans
Christians
392 Destruction of a Mithraeum in Alexandria
Pagans
Bishop Theophilus
Alexandria
392 Outlaws all non-Christian rituals
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius I
,
Saint Epiphanius
,
Saint Tychon
Samothrace
,
Cyprus
,
Baalbek
,
Gaza
,
Rafia
,
Aeropolis
,
Petra
392 The Law Restricting Monks to the Deserts was Repealed
Pagans
Militant Monks
393 Olympic Games are outlawed as idolatry
Pagans
Christians
Olympia
395 Two new edicts lead to new persecutions against the Pagans
Hierophant of Mithras - Hilarius
,
Pagans
Rufinus
,
Alaric
,
Baptized Goths
Olympia
,
Phigaleia
,
Messene
,
Sparta
,
Lycosoura
,
Nemea
,
Argos
,
Pheneos
,
Corinth
,
Megara
,
Delphi
,
Dion
396 Pagan Priests Lost Their Privileges
Pagan Priests
Militant Christians
396 Paganism is to be treated as high treason
Pagans
Emperor Flavius Arcadius
397 All remaining Pagan Temples are to be demolished
Pagans
Emperor Flavius Arcadius
398 Prohibits the study of Pagan books
Pagans
Bishop Porphyrius of Gaza
Gaza
398 Manichaeans were Expelled from Rome
Manichaeans
Roman Catholic Church
Rome
399 Orders all remaining Temples, mainly in the countryside, to be immediately demolished
Pagans
Emperor Flavius Arcadius
400 Forced baptism in Vesai
Gentiles
Bishop Nicetas
Vesai
401 Christian mob of Carthage lynches Gentiles and destroys temples and idols
Gentiles
Christian Mob
Carthage
401 Final Destruction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Pagans
John Chrysostom
Ephesus
401 Saint Porphyrius sends his followers to lynch Gentiles in Gaza
Gentiles
Saint Porphyrius
Gaza
401 The 15th Council of Chalcedon orders excommunication for Christians who still keep good relations with their gentile relatives
Christians with Pagan Friends
15th Council of Chalcedon
402 Destruction of 8 Pagan Temples in Gaza under Saint Porphyrius
Pagans
Saint Porphyrius
Gaza
405 Emperor Honorius Ordered the Dissolution of the Donatist Church
Donatists
Emperor Honorius
North Africa
405 John Chrysostom sends his hordes of monks to destroy idols
Pagans
John Chrysostom
Palestine
406 John Chrysostom collects funds from rich Christian women
Pagan Temples
John Chrysostom
Ephessus
406 Persecutions on Cyprus
Pagan Temples
Saint Epiphanius
,
Saint Eutychius
Salamis
407 A new edict outlaws once more all non-christian acts of worship
Pagans
Christians
407 Law Criminalized Donatist and Manichean Beliefs
Manichaeans
,
Donatists
Roman Empire
408 New persecutions, including book burnings
Pagans
Emperor Honorius
,
Empoeror Arcadius
409 Another edict orders Astrology and all methods of Divination to be punishable by death
Pagans
Chrsitians
410 Repression of Pagans
Heretics
,
Pagans
,
Donatists
Emperor Honorius
,
Augustine of Hippo
North Africa
412 Closure of Novatian Churches and Looting of Jewish Sites
Novatians
,
Jews
,
Hypatia
,
Orestes
Saint Cyril
Alexandria
415 Jews Burned in Synagogue in Minorca
Jews
Bishop of Mahon
Minorca
415 Mobs in Alexandria murder Hypatia
Hypatia
,
Pagan Priests
Bishop Cyrillus
416 Hypatius exterminates the last Gentiles of Bithynia
Gentiles
Hypatius
Bithynia
418 Emperor Honorius Banished Pelagians
Pelagians
Emperor Honorius
Italian cities
420 Barsauma Conducted a Series of Pogroms Against Jewish Palestine
Jewish Palestine
,
Pagan Temples
Barsauma
,
Bishop Porphyry
Gaza
423 Theodosius II declares the religion of the Gentiles is nothing more than demon worship
Gentiles
Emperor Theodosius II
428 Renewed Prohibitions Against 35 Named Heresies
Heretics
Roman Catholic Church
429 Parthenon sacked and Athenian Pagans are persecuted
Pagans
Christians
Temple of Athena in Athens - Parthenon
435 Death penalty for all "heretics" and "pagans" of the Empire
Pagans
,
Heretics
Emperor Theodosius II
435 Heretics Threatened with Death
Jews
Roman Catholic Church
435 Theodosius II Ordered All Pagan Shrines Destroyed
Pagans
Emperor Theodosius II
438 Theodosius II blames pagan idolatry for a plague
Gentiles
Emperor Theodosius II
440 to 450 Christians demolish all the monuments, altars and temples of Athens, Olympia, and other Greek cities
Gentiles
Christians
Athens
,
Olympia
448 Theodosius II orders all non-Christian books burned
Non-Christians
Emperor Theodosius II
450 All the Temples of Aphrodisias are demolished and its libraries burned down
Pagans
Christians
City of Aphrodite
,
(Stauroupolis
451 Edict by Theodosius II emphasizes that "idolatry" is to be punished by death
Non-Christians
Emperor Theodosius II
457 Ban on Eutychians and Apollonarians
Eutychians
,
Apollonarians
457 to 491 Sporadic persecutions against Gentiles of the Eastern Empire
Jacobus
,
Gessius
,
Severianus
,
Herestios
,
Zosimus
,
Isidorus
,
Gentiles
Conon
,
Christians
Imbros
,
Aegean Sea
,
Cyprus
472 Punishment for Pagan Sympathizers
Pagans
Pious Christians
482 The majority of the Gentiles of Asia Minor are exterminated
Gentiles
Christians
Asia Minor
Pagination
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