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At first the Christians were persecuted. To start with they were used as scapegoats for internal problems. Then they were seen as threat to the Roman state because the Romans saw the Roman religious practices as part of the foundation of their state and a large part of the population of the empire had become Christian. Emperor Diocletian unleashed the Great Persecution of Christians in 303.
The Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Galerius of 311 decreed the toleration of Christianity, which established freedom of worship for the Christians and their safety from persecution. The Edict of Milan of 313 reiterated this freedom of worship and extended it to all religions. Christianity became accepted and emperor Constantine I begun a large scale programme of Christan church building.
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What was the dominate power in the world of the first Christians?
the Roman Empire
Why did roman officials consider cristians enemies of the empire?
The Christians were not considered enemies of the Roman Empire. What was questioned was their loyalty to the imperial government, rather that their loyalty to the empire as such. Most Christians were citizens of the Roman Empire who converted from paganism to Christianity.
Non-christians in the roman empire?
PAGANS
How did the decline of Roman Empire affect Christians?
It all started by a simple thing for example by the roman empire decline affected the christians because the christians taught that the Romans were gona change who they were but they dint
What empire The Great Schism of 1054 occurred among the Christians?
The Great Schism of 1054 occurred among the Christians of Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
Did Christians staging terrorist acts against Roman institutions?
No. Christians did not stage terrorist acts against the Roman Empire or Roman institutions.
Did roman people hate Christians?
No, from the rule of the emperor Constantine, all Romans were Christians (Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire).
How did christanity contribute to the fall of the roman empire?
Christianity was a divisive factor in the Roman empire. It caused unrest not only between the Christians and the pantheists, but between the Christians themselves as the early Christians had several sects and they were always bickering among themselves.
Where did they martyr Christians?
Christians were martyred in various locations throughout the Roman Empire, such as the Colosseum in Rome, arenas in Carthage and Smyrna, and in the amphitheaters of other cities. Eventually, martyrdom of Christians spread to different regions beyond the Roman Empire as well.
Did the christians have to work in the Roman Empire?
Well just as all citizens of the Roman Empire they had to work to live. But Cesaer increased the taxes of Rome very high which forces the Christians in particular to work more to live
Who were Christians in ancient Rome?
The Christians were people around the Roman Empire who were converted to Christianity by Christian missionaries and clergymen.
Why were Christians a threat to the Roman Empire?
Because Romans were greedy and not loyal so the roman empire fell due to the fact that Romans did not work together
