Catherine Nixey

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Catherine Nixey is a British journalist and author whose debut work of popular history became one of the most discussed and debated non-fiction books of recent years. She was a Classics teacher before becoming a journalist at the Times, where she covers arts and culture. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical... World argues that the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire was not the civilising force that traditional narratives suggest, but was accompanied by widespread destruction of pagan temples, libraries, art, and philosophy. The book was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award. It sparked considerable debate among historians, with some praising its passionate advocacy and others questioning its one-sidedness — but all acknowledging its power as a piece of historical writing. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers provocative, vividly written history that challenges one of the most deeply held narratives of Western civilisation — the kind of book that starts arguments and changes perspectives. Read more Show less