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Vettius Agorius Praetextatus

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Vettius Agorius Praetextatus (died 384) was a wealthy pagan aristocrat in 4th century Rome and a high priest in the cults of numerous gods. In reference to Pope Damasus I's allegedly luxurious lifestyle, he reportedly joked to him "Make me bishop of Rome and I will become a Christian".

Studies

  • J. H. W. G. Liebeschuetz, "The significance of the speech of Praetextatus," in Idem, Decline and Change in Late Antiquity: Religion, Barbarians and their Historiography (Aldershot, Ashgate, 2006) (Variorum Collected Studies).

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