[tied] Re: Chronology of the Christianization of the East Roman Emp

--- In cybalist@..., jpisc98357@... wrote:

> In a message dated 10/17/02 12:18:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
> richard.wordingham@... writes:> (c) Or are you looking for

comments on

> > accuracy? I must say the story of Julian the Apostate being

assassinated surprised me; Gibbon makes no mention of his hero being
murdered.

> When I received the email from Indian Civilization I thought it

interesting enough concerning the history of Europe that it would not
hurt to pass it along to my friends who might find it interesting.
There may indeed be errors in the chronology or the facts presented,
I have not read nor tried to document independently the original work.

> Language must always be studied in historical context. This

is the first work that I have seen on the subject of the
Christianization of Europe. I suspect that there were some effects
on the language because of this historical process.

Because of Christianisation, yes, e.g. Vulgar Latin parabolare =
talk. However, I can't think off-hand of any resulting from its
manner of imposition.

Richard.