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Serapis

by Georg Ebers Book 4 in the Roman Egypt and the Early Christian World series.

First published 1885

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Alexandria at the end of the fourth century is divided by the accelerating triumph of Christianity over the old pagan cults. The conflict reaches the Serapeum, where defenders of the traditional gods confront a Christian movement backed by imperial authority and an increasingly powerful church.

Ebers places personal loyalties and family divisions inside the religious upheaval, making the destruction of temples and images part of lived experience rather than distant policy. Theodosius I’s decrees and the struggle surrounding the cult of Serapis provide the historical framework for a city undergoing an irreversible transformation.

Historical Periods

Christianisation of the Roman Empire312–380 CE Roman Egypt and Alexandria30 BCE–395 CE

Genres

Christian Fiction Court & Political Fiction Historical Thriller

Historical people

Theodosius I347–395

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