edict
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A decade later, the Edict of Milan decriminalized Christianity in the empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Fatakia says the clay cylinder - also known as the "Edict of Cyrus" or the "Cyrus Cylinder" - is one of the most important discoveries of the ancient world.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
A good place to start might be the Edict of Nantes, issued by Henri IV in 1598 to bring to an end to the wars of religion in France.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2016
You cannot take the Red Line at all unless the Edict of Nantes is revoked or someone is defenestrated.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2015
As we follow along, she points to a large facsimile of the Edict of Expulsion hanging on the wall.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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