In 390 AD, when the Roman Empire was officially Christian but still governed by imperial habits, in the city of Thessalonica, a riot led to the killing of a Roman military commander. In retaliation, the emperor Theodosius I ordered a punitive operation. The soldiers sealed the city’s hippodrome and slaughtered thousands of civilians, men, women, and chi…
How Christianity Built the West, and Why the Church Must Defend It
