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356 CE: A new edict of Constantius orders the destruction of the Gentile temples and the execution of all "idolaters". 357 CE: Constantius outlaws all methods of Divination, including Astrology.
359 CE: In Skythopolis, Syria, Christians organize the first death camps for the torture and execution of Gentiles arrested throughout the Empire.
361 to 363 CE: Religious tolerance and restoration of ancient cults declared in Constantinople (11th December 361) by the Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus.
363 CE: Assassination of Emperor Julianus (26th June).
364 CE: Emperor Flavius Jovianus orders the burning of the Library of Antioch. An Imperial edict (11th September) orders the death penalty for all who worship their ancestral Gods or practice Divination ("sileat omnibus perpetuo divinandi uriositas"). Three different edicts (4th February, 9th September, 23rd December) order the confiscation of all properties of the Gentile temples and the death penalty for participation in non-Christian rituals, even private ones.
365 CE: An Imperial edict (17th November) forbids Gentile officers of the army from taking command of Christian soldiers.
