The Watts, Edward Jay 1975- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. cau 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (922 p.) The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Edward J. Watts traces their experiences of living through the fourth century's dramatic religious and political changes, when heated confrontations saw the Christian establishment legislate against pagan practices as mobs attacked pagan holy sites and temples. The emperors who issued these laws, the imperial officials charged with implementing them, and the Christian perpetrators of religious violence were almost exclusively youn. Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Growing Up in the Cities of the Gods; 2. Education in an Age of Imagination; 3. The System; 4. Moving Up in an Age of Uncertainty; 5. The Apogee; 6. The New Pannonian Order; 7. Christian Youth Culture in the 360s and 370s; 8. Bishops, Bureaucrats, and Aristocrats under Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius; 9. Old Age in a Young Man's Empire; 10. A Generation's Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index Edward J. Watts. Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. Paganism Rome Christianity and other religions Rome Rome Religion Christianity and other religions -- Rome Paganism -- Rome Rome -- Religion RELIGION / Christian Church / History RELIGION / Christianity / History BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology BL432 .W38 2015 292.07 Watts, Edward J. Berkeley : University of California Press,c2015 9780520959491 0520959493 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1711055 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=920475 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=670703 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1711055 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=920475 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=670703 EBLCP 141129 20200709060304.0 ocn897069576 eng