21. Second, paganism within the Roman Empire centered on cities. 22. Sweyn was tolerant of paganism while favouring Christianity, at least politically. 23. He outlawed paganism and made Christianity the Empire's official religion. 24. Unofficially, Lithuanians continued in their adherence to traditional paganism . 25. However, some remnants of old paganism have been maintained. 26. Treniota usurped the throne and reverted the nation to paganism . 27. Germanic paganism took various forms in different areas of the Germanic world. 28. Germanic paganism was polytheistic, revolving around the veneration of various deities. 29. The grateful citizens then abandon their ancestral paganism and convert to Christianity. 30. Through Islam, creation beliefs and monotheism replace paganism among the Arabs.
