Romans were not reproducing or marrying. The emperors made laws to encourage fertility. But only Christianity proved able to revive the Roman family and world.
John of Damascus, the last of the Fathers, provided a rare outsider s view of nascent Islam. He also defended the use of devotional images and wrote many books.
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