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Religion in the Greco-Roman world at the time of the Constantinian shift mostly comprised three main currents: *the traditional religions of ancient Greece and Rome; *the official Roman imperial cult; *various mystery religions, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries and the mystery cults of Cybele, Mithras, and the syncretized Isis. Early Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman Empire from the 1st to 4th centuries, when it was legalized and, in its Nicene form became the state church of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica of 380. Hellenistic polytheistic traditions survived pockets of Greece throughout Late Antiquity. The Neoplatonic ''Academy'' was shut down by Justinian I in 529, a date sometimes taken to mark the end of Classical Antiquity. ==Before Constantine's Edict of Milan== The Romans tended towards syncretism, seeing the same gods under different names in different places of the Empire, accommodating other Europeans such as the Hellenes, Germans, and Celts, and Semitic and other groups in the Middle East. Under Roman authority, the various national myths most similar to Rome were adopted by analogue into the overall Roman mythos, further cementing Imperial control. Consequently, the Romans were generally tolerant and accommodating towards new deities and the religious experiences of other peoples who formed part of their wider Empire.〔"A History of the Church", Philip Hughes, Sheed & Ward, rev ed 1949, vol I chapter 6.()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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