How Christians Crushed Zoroastrianism in the 6th Century

When Christianity and Zoroastrianism clashed in the 6th century, faith became a weapon of empire and left scars that still shape the world.

The 6th-century clash between Byzantium and Persia wasn’t just about territory — it was when Christians attacked Zoroastrianism, turning faith into an empire’s weapon.

Many Christians think they came up with the big ideas: heaven and hell, angels and demons, resurrection of the dead, and Judgment Day fireworks with trumpets and fire raining from the sky. But history shows they didn’t invent any of it. They borrowed, copied, and outright plagiarized.

And nowhere is that clearer than in the 6th century, when Christian authorities were busy stamping out Zoroastrianism — the Persian faith that had already mapped out those ideas centuries earlier. It’s the ultimate hypocrisy: stealing your neighbor’s playbook and then burning down their house so no one notices.