The Barbarians Who Sheltered the Christians

“But what came of this? Why, the barbarians themselves can now boast of how their conduct stands in contrast to these cruel deeds. For they received those who fled from among us at that time and kept them in the gentlest captivity, and gave them not only safety from danger but also the free practice of their holy religion. And now the Roman people bear the lasting stain branded on them by the Christians who were driven out of the Roman world at that time and took refuge with the barbarians. [a]