09-22-2011, 01:15 AM
Quote:Seems that those who considered themselves to be Christians would have become an increasingly larger percentage of the Roman military during the 4th & 5th centuries. However, I have not found many primary or strong secondary references for that so far.
To me the army's sentiments were made clear on June 27, 363 AD when they elected Jovian, a fiercely anti-pagan Christian, to replace Julian instead of one of the latter's pagan cronies. Among the majority rank and file Julian was unmissed and unmourned. And this was again demonstrated 8 months later with their acclamation of Valentinian I, another Christian.
~Theo
Jaime
