VANDALISING EUROPE’S CHRISTIAN PAST The Old World’s Ignorant New Religion
Sep 16, 2019
2 minutes
—by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris
The word “vandalism” comes from the Vandals, a Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in the early 5 century. These “barbarians,” as Roman writers called them, actually behaved much better than their name might suggest. For example, they spared the lives of most of Rome’s citizens and left buildings standing – including, notably, Christian churches. This was because the
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