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Religion in Late Roman Britain:

Forces of Changes
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Routledge, 1998 - History - 208 pages
Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them.
Dorothy Watts examines the reasons for the decline of Christianity and the continuation of the pagan, Celtic cults in Britain. The author establishes a chronology for the rise and decline of Christianity, based on the available archaeological evidence, and she charts the fate of the pagan cults and temples in the fourth century. The author discusses the nature of Romano-British pagan religion and she analyses the controversial rite of decapitated burial in the light of some startling new archaeological evidence.
  

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Contents

The pagan revival of the late fourth century
24
Closure of the temples and beyond
52
Further evidence for the revival of paganism
74
The economy and religion in the late period
96
The question of syncretism
115
Change and continuity
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Roman Crococalana
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Historical background AD 294360 1
1
The pagan revival of the late fourth century
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Closure of the temples and beyond 52
52
Further evidence for the revival of paganism 74
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About the author (1998)

Dr Dorothy Watts is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Queensland and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She is the author of Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain (1991).

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TitleReligion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of Changes
Classical studies
Classical studies: ancient history
AuthorDorothy Watts
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherRoutledge, 1998
ISBN0415118557, 9780415118552
Length208 pages
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History / Ancient / Rome
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