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At first, it was persecuted as weakening the position of the political leaders and their own gods. It gradually gained acceptance and was finally integrated into the political structure. Although Rome fell, the Byzantine Empire continued the religious role in the functioning of the state, as did the later Holy Roman Empire of Europe.
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∙ 12y agoAt the beginning of the Roman Empire christians were killed if discovered,then later the roman empire accepted Christianity as its religion. This is how Vactican City became located in Rome, which was the capitol city of the roman empire.
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Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) concludes about the attitude of the emperors to the Christians:
- That a considerable time elapsed before they considered the new sectaries as even deserving of the attention of government.
- That in the conviction of any of their subjects who were accused of so very singular a crime, they proceeded with caution and reluctance.
- That they were moderate in the use of punishments
- That the afflicted church enjoyed many intervals of peace and tranquillity.
He says that the provincial governors declared themselves ready to listen to any accusation that might affect the public safety, but as soon as they were informed that it was a question not of facts but of words, a dispute relating only to the interpretation of the Jewish laws and prophecies, they deemed it unworthy of the majesty of Rome seriously to discuss the obscure differences that might arise among a barbarous and superstitious people.
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∙ 6y agoThe Romans were tolerant of all religions, recognising that it was the same gods with different names. However they acted harshly against any religion which was disruptive or revolutionary, as they had with the Bacchanalians in the 2nd Century BCE.
Christianity was the Nazorean Sect of Judaism until 90 CE when they were expelled. This focused the Romans and they were horrified to get reports of meetings in private houses rather than openly at a temple, and eating human flesh and drinking human blood. This seemed appalling and the secretive meeting suggested plotting. Domitian started a purge to end this, and the proscriptions lasted for several years until they were able to persuade the emperor Trajan that they were not plotters, and became tolerated. Subsequently sporadic persecutions occurred in different local areas, but for mixed causes
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∙ 11y agoRomans had a set of public gods who they worshiped known as gods and goddesses such as "Zeus" or "Mars"
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∙ 11y agoThe Romans tolerated all religions unless the beliefs were considered decadent or treasonous.
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