# Did the romans invent christmas?
#### (2009) - Matt Salusbury
**Link**:: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/did-romans-invent-christmas
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### Abstract
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Did the first Christian Roman emperor appropriate the pagan festival of Saturnalia to celebrate the birth of Christ? Matt Salusbury weighs the evidence.
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