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  • The Darkening Age

  • The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
  • By: Catherine Nixey
  • Narrated by: Lalla Ward
  • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)

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By: Catherine Nixey
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In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.

The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods. Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation.

  

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©2018 Catherine Nixey (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio
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Beautifully performed & Riveting tale

Fabulous read. The story of the impact of the early Christian church & its followers on ordinary life. Beautifully read by Lalla Ward..perfect tone, pace ...she made the words spring to life. Thank you. Highly recommended.

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Brilliant

Factual, provable evidenced based and wonderfully narrated. Not biased at all, only truth and facts, a bias occurs when the facts are misrepresented or ignored based solely on another’s theological, personal or political belief with no allowance or tolerance for ones who question everything and freely think! Not the case with this writer.

Religion and the heads of organised religions have been creators of misery, darkness and destruction for far too long.

Brilliant book based on fact and truth. Thank you.

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A must read for any enthusiastic about history

A history of a mostly forgotten and purposefully omitted time period. Fantastic information, well told that will chill the soul of any lover of history.

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The real story behind the rise of Christianity

The fascinating and disturbing history of the rise of Christianity in the 3rd-5th centuries indicates the uncanny similarities between early Christianity and the brutal Taliban or ISIS. How millions of citizens in the old world were forced to convert to Christianity and abandon all other religions, the horrific destruction of statues, art and ancient treasures (just like the acts of the Taliban in modern day Afghanistan or of ISIS in Syria), and most of all - the torture and mass killing of anyone who dared to oppose.

More than a great read / listen, this is an important part of history that most people (including myself) had almost no knowledge about. I strongly recommend it to anyone who has even the mildest of interest in history and / or religion.

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A very well put together book.

Historical real life examples of the stain of christianity on humanity.
The stain continues.

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uncovering a truth

loved it. presented another view of the stifling nature of the Christian religion. Would we be a more tolerant and enlightened civilisation if we had not endured 2000 years of repression.




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Good read

Passionately one sided narrative that I found quite entertaining. Would recommend alongside other more balanced source materials should you be wanting to learn more about this period in human history.

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