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Europe and the Faith Chapter 1 - (Concluded)
In which the ancient world of sovereign city-states, each a small kingdom of its own with distinct customs, language, and gods, gives way to broader unities through the conquests of Alexander and the rise of Rome, weaving together diverse peoples under a common civilisation. The Roman conquest of Gaul, swift and thorough, extends this Mediterranean world into the western reaches of Europe, establishing the framework of law, culture, and faith that would undergird the future flowering of the Catholic Church and enduring European identity.
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