"A careful review of all the information available goes to show that, until the time of Marcus Aurelius [Roman emperor from 161 to 180 C.E.], no Christian became a soldier; and no soldier, after becoming a Christian, remained in military service." - The Rise of Christianity (London, 1947), E. W. Barnes, p.
Ebukwini yakwe leyi nge The Rise of Christianity, E. W. Barnes u tsale a ku: " Ku kambisisa hi vukheta rungula hinkwaro leri nga kona [swi kombisa] leswaku ku hava Mukreste loyi a veke socha; naswona ku hava socha leri endzhaku ko va Mukreste ri hambeteke ri va evusocheni ku fikela enkarhini wa Marcus Aurelius [mufumi wa Murhoma ku sukela hi 161 ku fikela hi 180 C.E.]. "