380 ce: on 27th february, christianity becomes the exclusive religion of the roman empire by an edict of emperor flavius theodosius, requiring that "all the various nations, which are subject to our clemency and moderation should continue in the profession of that religion, which was delivered to the romans by the divine apostle peter". non-christians are called "loathsome, heretics, stupid and blind". in another edict theodosius calls "insane" those that do not believe in the christian god and outlaws all disagreements with the church dogmas. ambrosius, bishop of milan, starts destroying all the pagan temples of his area. christian priests lead a mob against the temple of demeter in eleusis and try to lynch the hierophants nestorius and priskus. the 95 year-old hierophant nestorius ends the eleusinian mysteries and announces the predominance of mental darkness over the human race. 381 ce: on 2nd may, theodosius deprives all rights of christians that return to the pagan religion. throughout the eastern empire, pagan temples and libraries are looted or burned down. on 21st december, theodosius outlaws even simple visits to the temples of the hellenes. in constantinople, the temple of aphrodite is turned into a brothel and the temples of the sun and artemis into stables. 382 ce: the term "hellelu-jah" (glory to yahweh) is incorporated into the christian mass. 384 ce: emperor theodosius orders the praetorian prefect, maternus cynegius, a dedicated christian, to cooperate with the local bishops and destroy the temples of the gentiles in northern greece and asia minor.
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