This is the second book in the “Criminal History of Christianity” series, in which 10 volumes have already been published (see Wikipedia, Karlheinz Deschner). Only the first two books in this series were published in Russian. The book by a modern German scientist comprehensively examines the centuries-old activities of the Christian Church, provides interesting, little-known facts about the formation and development of Christianity, the fight against heresy, and the methods by which this religion was spread and sometimes implanted in different countries. Throughout all four volumes, Karlheinz Deschner remains true to his thesis: “Whoever writes world history other than as crime history is its accomplice.” The second book describes the activities of the Christian church during the period of late antiquity: from 400 to 565