At first, Christians would have been thought of as Jews. After the split between Christianity and Judaism, late in the first century, Christians were thought of as atheists.
ancient Rome hated christians, modern rome embraces them
There are no emperors in Rome now-a-days, and nobody is persecuting Christians in Rome. Indeed, Rome is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church.
Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.
f you are referring to the Roman Empire, it could be said that the first Christian was Jesus himself, who preached in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire. If you are referring to the city of Rome, it is not known. It is also unclear when Christians first appeared in Rome. The earliest mention of Christians in Rome is in the Acts of the Apostles, which says that the Jewish Christian couple Priscilla and Aquila had recently come from Rome to Corinth in 50 A.D. when Paul reached Corinth. Therefore, there were Christians in Rome before 50 A.D. The Christian tradition says that the See of Rome was founded by Peter and Paul. There is evidence which suggests that Paul reached Rome before Peter.
The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.The Christians were blamed and prosecuted and killed for the fire of Rome in 64 AD.
The Great Fire of Rome began in the Christian quarter of the city, and Emperor Nero believed the Christians had started the fire. Because of this, and to appear to the angry population that he was doing something, he expelled the Christians from Rome.
It is likely that the early Christians in Rome were not popular amongst the ordinary people, or the elite. The Roman were proud of their devotion to the traditional gods: they thought that the gods particularly favoured them, giving them victory in their wars, because the Romans were so "pious." The provocation for the first official persecution of Christians in Rome, according to the Roman historian Tacitus, was that Emperor Nero blamed the Christians for starting the fire of Rome. Tacitus thought that Nero did this in order to deflect criticism from himself. From Tacitus' account the attacks on the Christians continued from here to be a major pogrom against the Christians in the city. Tacitus lamented that Nero's attack came to be seen as Nero's folly, and resulted in the Christians gaining sympathy from the ordinary citizens of Rome.
The same way that they treat others.
The earliest known reference to Christians is when the Roman emperor, Nero, blamed the Christians of Rome, probably unfairly, for causing the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. As a result, he exiled the Christians from Rome. No doubt, the Romans were aware of Paul's evangelising in the eastern empire long before this.
It is likely that the early Christians in Rome were not popular amongst the ordinary people, or the elite. The Roman were proud of their devotion to the traditional gods: they thought that the gods particularly favoured them, giving them victory in their wars, because the Romans were so "pious." The provocation for the first official persecution of Christians in Rome, according to the Roman historian Tacitus, was that Emperor Nero blamed the Christians for starting the fire of Rome. Tacitus thought that Nero did this in order to deflect criticism from himself. From Tacitus' account the attacks on the Christians continued from here to be a major pogrom against the Christians in the city. Tacitus lamented that Nero's attack came to be seen as Nero's folly, and resulted in the Christians gaining sympathy from the ordinary citizens of Rome.
Approximately three centuries