Quote:They then just had to sell their story to some gullible Jews and Gentiles to get the thing started off.
Sell? No.
Impose.
http://ethnikoi.org/persecutions.html
Quote:353
An edict of Constantius decrees the death penalty for all forms of worship involving sacrifice and "idols".
354
A new edict of Constantius orders the closing of all Pagan Temples. Some of them are profaned and turned into brothels or gambling rooms. Executions of Pagan priests. The first burning of libraries in various cities of the Empire. The first lime factories are built next to closed Pagan Temples. A large part of Sacred Gentile architecture is turned into lime.
356
A new edict of Constantius orders the destruction of the Pagan Temples and the execution of all "idolaters".
Just a small sampling.
