In the third century AD, the Roman empire encompassed an enrmous diversity of religious practices and creeds; by the sixth century, one of those creeds, Christianity, had become the dominent religious force in the Mediterranean world, providing a vital thread of continuity and stabilty as antiquity gave way to the Middle Ages. Pagans & Christians In Late Antiquity A source book by A.D. Lee 0415138930$25.95 Copyright ©2004 Holy Cross Bookstore. All rights reserved 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445 1.800.245.0599 | Fax 617.850.1430 | hcbks@hchc.edu