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How did Romans handle Christians that didn't worship Roman gods?
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The ancient Romans typically absorbed the deities and religions of the people they took over, since they perceived that this helped the government remain stable. In 64 AD, however, issues with Judaism and the sole god became an issue with the Romans. Nero scapegoated the Christians as causing the Great Fire of Rome and from then on, persecutions of Christians and Jews continued until about the 300s. There were areas where Christians were accepted, and there was no issue.
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∙ 8y agoIn the old days, Romans persecuted Christians and even killed them upon occasion.
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Why did Romans Emperor's persecute Christians?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Why did roman officials consider christians enemys of the empire?
Because they did not worship gods or goddesses like the Romans did. Some Christians turned away from their responsibilities as Roman citizens, such as serving in the army.
What are some of the issues that divided pagan Romans and Christian Romans during the Roman Empire?
Pagan Romans believed that there were many gods, and wanted the Christians to worship or at least recognize Roman gods in their worship as well as the Christian God. The Christians wouldn't do this, because it went against their religion to worship more than one god. The pagans also wanted the Christians to do ritualistic sacrifices to their gods, which the Christians also refused to do, as well as worship the Roman emperor. Not worshipping the Roman gods, not sacrificing to the gods, and not worshipping the emperor were all crimes of law in Rome, and so many Christians were killed for not doing these things. Christians were also accused of cannibalism (this is my body, eat this is remembrance of me...), and not contributing to society/laziness.
Why did the Roman Emperor persecute Christian?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Did Romans insist that Jews worship Roman gods?
No the Romans did not force the Jews to worship their gods.
Why did the early christian face persecution from the Romans?
Christians also posed a problem for Roman rulers. The main reason was that they refused to worship Roman gods. This refusal was seen as opposition to Roman rule.
Why wouldn't christians worship the Roman Emperor?
The roman emperor is not a god...
How did the Perseution of christians by the Romans actually backfire?
Constantine I (The Great) Roman emperor 324-337 A.D. . named Constantinople as the new capital and legally sanctioned Christian worship so ending the persicution of Christians.
Did the Romans worship theair homes?
No. Because acording to Roman history they did not worship in their homes.
What characteristics of the christian and Jewish religions most troubled Romans?
The Jews and Christians both refused to worship Roman gods, they recognized only one God. Jews believed in a coming savior and most believed He would free them from the Romans. The Romans feared insurrection because they saw that Jews and Christians gave their loyalties to their God, rather than joining Roman culture. Save
Why did Christianity pose a problem for roman leaders?
They thought that Jesus would come and dethrone them. the Romans were very tolerant of other religions as long as people payedtaxes to their leaders and worshipped the roman gods but christians were monotheistic so they only belived in one god so they refused to worship the roman gods. This led to the persectitions of christians in ancient rome
What was the objective of Roman worship?
The objective of Roman worship was to seek blessing from the gods, The Romans believed in some gods like Mars and Jupiter.
