Pliny Called Christianity Excessive Superstition

The earliest known non-Christian account of Christianity comes from a letter that Roman governor Pliny the Younger sent to Emperor Trajan around AD 112. Christianity had spread through cities and villages in Bithynia and Pontus, now part of northern Turkey, and Pliny wanted advice on dealing with its followers. His investigation uncovered harmless practices and what he called a "depraved, excessive superstition."

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