Rufinus' Bloody Pagan Tyrants.
This article analyses how Rufinus alters and then extends Eusebius' church history to draw a narrative continuum of pagan idolatry, tyranny and blood sacrifice across the fourth century. It begins with a taxonomy that illustrates the various ways that Rufinus' text differs from Eusebius' and then an...
| Published in: | Vigiliae Christianae Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 22 - 43 |
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