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As the Roman Empire transitioned from the Hellenic religion with it's ideal of sternly rhadamanthine justice to the Christian religion, which emphasised mercy, do we know if commutation of criminal sentences increased and what effect this had on crime?

by /u/Full-Yellow in /r/AskHistorians

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