Arianism

In Our Time: Religion by BBC

Apr 15, 202150:06Society & Culture

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the form of Christianity adopted by Ostrogoths in the 4th century AD, which they learned from Roman missionaries and from their own contact with the imperial court at Constantinople. This...

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