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Charles P. Freeman is a scholar and freelance historian specializing in the history of ancient Greece and Rome. He is the author of numerous books on the ancient world including The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason.

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Martin of Tours, one of the most popular bishop-saints of the late fourth century, was renowned for miracles which caused the collapse or burning of a shrine.

This book argues that religion, in particular Christianity, led to the rejection of reason and plunged human civilization from the height of the Roman Empire.

He has taught courses on ancient history in Cambridge's Adult Education program and is Historical Consultant to the Blue Guides. He also leads cultural study tours to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

He lives in Suffolk, England.

Early life and education

From an early age Freeman was passionate about history and spent his school holidays helping on archeological digs run by Ipswich Museum. He studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge, and after graduation spent a year teaching in Sudan.

He also holds a master’s degree in African history and politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and an additional m