In 480 with the death of the Western Emperor Julius Nepos , Eastern Emperor Zeno became sole Emperor of the empire. Odoacer, now ruler of Italy, was nominally Zeno's subordinate but acted with complete autonomy, eventually providing support to a rebellion against the Emperor. 
Conservative Lutherans are sometimes called Donatists by their liberal brethren, referring to their doctrine of church fellowship  and their position that churches which deny that Jesus’ body and blood are eaten during the Eucharist do not celebrate a valid Lord's Supper .  In the Catholic Church , the Society of Saint Pius X has been accused of Donatist beliefs. 
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“ It was in Tarsus that the Mysteries of Mithras had originated, so it would have been unthinkable that Paul would have been unaware of the remarkable similarities we have already explored between Christian doctrines and the teachings of Mithraism. [Footnote:] Tarsus was the capital of Cilicia, where, according to Plutarch [46-125 CE ], the Mithraic Mysteries were being practiced as early as 67 BCE ”
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