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Poor. Christianity was indeed a religion for poor and underprivileged people at first. Mainly people with no influence on politics or anything, with no money, turned easily to Christians. Christianity promised remission and good afterlife to people who didn't do so well in real life.

People who first turned to Chistianity were slaves, women (who had much smaller opportunities than men in ancient times), sick and disadvantaged people, and poor ones.

Later emperor Constantine the Great developed the Edict of Milan in 313, which allowed Christians to practise their religion without persecution, which had happened before in the Empire. Constantine made Christianity a state religion and turned to a Christian himself, although not until his 40s. After that conditions for Christians improved vastly, and all people of Roman Empire had to turn to Christianity.

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