That notion you had of the the defenseless Christians being used for target practice in Roman arenas?
Nope. Nixey rings the warning bell for the zealotry of organized religion, whose first tenet is to annihilate any unbelievers and all their works. Impossible not to draw parallels with religious movements of every denomination all over the world today.
And you will grieve again for Hypatia and the Great Library of Alexandria, after which enter the Dark Ages. What a waste.
Book Review Monday Chatter Catherine Nixey The Darkening Age