Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Religious Violence between Greeks, Romans, Christians and Jews (Bremmer) -- Chapter 2. Violence against Christians and Violence by Christians in the First Three Centuries: Direct Violence, Cultural Violence and the Debate about Christian Exclusiveness (Praet) -- Chapter 3. Eusebius' View on Constantine and His Policy (Ledegang) -- Chapter 4. Avenging Julian. Violence against Christians during the Years 361-363 (Teitler) -- Chapter 5. Attraction and Hatred. Relations between Jews and Christians in the Early Church (Boddens Hosang) -- Chapter 6. Violence in the Early Years of Cyril of Alexandria's Episcopate (van Loon) -- Chapter 7. Priscillian of Avila's Liber ad Damasum and the Inability to Handle a Conflict (van Waarden) -- Chapter 8. Quid dicam de vindicando vel non vindicando? (Ep. 95, 3). Augustine's Legitimation of Coercion in the Light of His Roles of Mediator, Judge, Teacher and Mystagogue (van Geest) -- Chapter 9. Repression von Häretikern und anderen religiösen Gruppierungen im späteren Altertum, in der Sprache widerspiegelt (Bartelink) -- Chapter 10. Reception and Interpretation of Jesus' Teaching of Love for Enemies in Ancient Christianity (Roukema) -- Index of References -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Greek and Latin Words -- Index of Modern Authors.