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It is thought that there were many isolated occasions of persecution of the Christians by the Roman authorities, but relatively few organized persecutions.
In most cases, the Christians were severely knocked down by the persecutions, but they appear to have quickly recovered afterwards, with the Church adopting the practice of allowing those who fell to be restored to fellowship after showing due signs of penitence.
After the first empire-wide persecution ended, that of Emperor Decius in 250, Christianity appears to have spread more rapidly than before. However, other factors could have played a role.
It is not clear exactly what happened in the Great Persecution (303-313) started by the edict of Emperor Diocletian. While this continued sporadically for 11 years, it would appear that the Christians resisted more strongly this time than they appear to have done during the persecution under Emperor Decius.
This final period of persecution saw emperors and caesars, one after another, giving up and conceding that they could not win the "war" they had declared against Christians.
It is difficult to separate this circumstance from the fact that around this time Emperor Constantine, who had charge of the western part of the Empire, decided to invoke the Christian god on his behalf, and a little later, Licinius joined with him to urge the Christians to pray for them, the empire, and for themselves.
The Church went from strength to strength after this.
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Was chrisianity invented by the Romans?
No, Christianity wasn't invented by Romans. It was sent to Jesus by God and Jeasus spread Christianity.
What did the Romans build that helped spread Christianity?
They built the Vatican.
Why did Christianity spread despite persecution in Rome?
because jesus died for his beliefs
What are the factors involved in the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire before 400 AD?
The spread of Christianity was possible because of stability and unification of Mediterranean achieved by Romans.
Who were not contributing to the spread of Christianity throughout the roman empire?
The Romans who remained pagans did not contribute to the spread of Christianity Neither did Julian, who was the only pagan emperor in the Later Roman Empire
What contributions did Romans malt to religion?
Christianity is the contribution of the Romans to religion. Christianity spread around the Roman Empire and eventually became state religion. Both Catholic and Orthodox Christianity originally developed in the Roman Empire.
Why did the Romans try to stop the spread of Christianity?
The Romans did not try to stop the spread of Christianity. There were alternations between periods of toleration and periods of persecution. Some Roman emperors thought that Christianity was a threat to the Roman state because many bureaucrats and soldiers converted to Christianity. The Romans saw their state as being interlinked with Roman Religion. The persecutions were aimed mainly at the civil service and the Christian clergy, rather than Christianity as such. The last and worse persecution, the Great Persecution, failed because it was difficult to implement, because of the resistance of the Christians and because it undermined the stability of the empire. After that, the emperors endorsed Christianity, favored it over other religions and promoted it. Eventually, Christianity became the state religion of the empire. With imperial support, the spread of Christianity accelerated.
Did christianity spread or decline under Roman rules?
It could not decline from nothing - it did not exist until after much of what was to become the Roman empire was already under Roman rule. It spread, particularly after the Romans accepted Christianity under Constantine
How did rome help Christianity spread?
Early Christian concept of God (Jesus) had a lot in common with one of the Roman gods. For this reasons the Romans didn't have a problem with the Christians. When the Roman Emporer Constantinople Converted to Christianity it opened a big path for the spread of Christianity.
Did Rome help spread Christianity?
Early Christian concept of God (Jesus) had a lot in common with one of the Roman gods. For this reasons the Romans didn't have a problem with the Christians. When the Roman Emporer Constantinople Converted to Christianity it opened a big path for the spread of Christianity.
Why did the Romans fear the spread of Christianity?
The Roman government feared the spread of Christianity because the Romans thought that if people who became Christians would stop worshipping the Roman gods. Early Christians also refused to pay homage to the Roman Emperor as divine, which was seen as challenging the Roman government.
The romans were another advanced civilization in Euorope List some things given to us by the romans?
The Romans played a large role in the spread of Christianity in Europe. The Romans advanced civilization paved the way for democratic ideals.
