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Emperor Constantine was totally against Christianity and did all in his power to stop the spread of Christianity. Emperor Constantine was however eventually baptized against his will while he was on his deathbed.
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∙ 6y agoHe was searching for a secondary mechanism to reinforce imperial control. Although himself a Mithraist, he selected Christianity because it had an hierarchy of bishops through which he could exercise control, and merged it with the imperial cult of the sun - Sol Invictus (the halo came from the original posting of the sun's disc behind the upper bodies of the holy people).
This put Christianity in a superior position, and later, as Mithraism remained a strong competitor as the religion of the army, the Christians attacked the Mithraic shrines, murdered the priests and buried the entrances to the shrines. And the persistence of the religion of Isis was eliminated by absorbing her as Mary the mother of Jesus. So it thereby became the principal religion of the Empire and later emperors supported its spread and supremacy.
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What is the settings to Julius Caesar?
The Roman Empire is the setting for the play.
How did natural disasters play a role in the fall of the roman empire?
The natural disasters played a role in the fall of the roman empire when there was plagues, famines, and earthquakes.
Which empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel and which empire took the Jews into captivity?
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After a series of revolts, the Romans expelled them from Jerusalem.
What role did the Roman empire play in the movement of Christianity throughout the ancient Mediterranean world?
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What role did Roman empire play in the movement of Christianity throughout the ancient Mediterranean world?
When Constantine converted Christian, then Christianity became a state religion for the Roman Empire.
What role did Constantine play in eventual acceptance of Christianity?
Constantine (under the influence of his mother) imposed the christianity in the Roman empire - the so-called Edict from Milan, in 313.
What is the settings to Julius Caesar?
The Roman Empire is the setting for the play.
How did natural disasters play a role in the fall of the roman empire?
The natural disasters played a role in the fall of the roman empire when there was plagues, famines, and earthquakes.
How did christaninty play a role in the roman empire?
Christianity was endorsed by the emperors in the Later Roman Empire. All but one of the emperors after Constantine the Great were Christians. The co-emperors Gratian and Theodosius I made mainstream Christianity the state religion of the empire. Theodosius I also persecuted dissident Christian doctrines, tighten and added to anti-pagan laws which previous emperors had introduced, destroyed pagan temples and shrines and persecuted the pagans. Christianity became the dominant religion of the empire.
What role did the Mediterranean Sea play in the spread of Islam?
the arab empire that controlled 3/4 of the region and some of it was the Roman Empire
Which empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel and which empire took the Jews into captivity?
There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
What kind of music did they play at. The roman feasts?
they played romantic musics
What role did the roman law play in creating western mentality?
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How did christianity contibute to the fall of the roman empire?
Christianity transformed the religious map of the Roman Empire. It became the religion of the masses of the empire in Late Antiquity. Mainstream Christianity (the early form of the Catholic and the Orthodox churches) became the state religion of the empire, whilst other Christian sects were branded heretic and persecuted, particularly Arian Christianity, which was popular around the empire. Catholicism at that time was called Latin or Western Christianity and it was the religion of the western part of the empire. The Orthodox Church was called Greek or Eastern Christianity and was the religion of the eastern part of the empire. The pagan Roman religion did not disappear, but it became sidelined and was persecuted.
What role did the Roman Empire play in the scattering of the Jews from the land of Palestine?
After a series of revolts, the Romans expelled them from Jerusalem.
What religion did Constantine play an important role?
christianity
