 Many Christians pretended to be such while continuing pagan practices, and many converted back to paganism; numerous laws against apostasy kept being promulgated and penalties increased since the time of Gratian and Theodosius. vahedheni vakanga vachiratidza pachena kutsamwa kwavo mumabhuku enhoroondo, akadai semanyoro aEunapius naOlympiodorus, uye mabhuku aiti vaKristu ndivo vakakonzera kupambwa kweRoma muna 410. MaKristu akaparadza anodokuva mabhuku ose akadaro ezvamatongerwe enyika echihedheni, uye akatyisidzira vanyori nokuvatema maoko avo. 