Statement

In 388 a bishop in Mesopotamia allowed a synagogue to be burned. Emperor Theodosius I rebuked him and ordered it rebuilt, which angered Ambrose, bishop of Milan, who excommunicated the emperor. Theodosius gave way at first, but a few years later declared every attack on synagogues a serious crime.

References

1. p. 186

   supports · main text · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 186

   supports · main text · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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