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The Christians, being monotheistic, only worshipped one god, whereas the Romans worshipped many, and demanded that all citizens worship theirs as well as the emperor. The Christians were also accused of many other illegal practices (cannibalism, not participating in public ceremonies, not contributing to society), as well as burning down the city of Rome during the reign of Nero.
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What was the war between the Romans and the Christians?
Punic Wars?
What was the basis of the religious conflict between the Romans and the Anglo-saxon?
The Anglo-Saxons were pagan and the Romans were Christian.
What was the basis of the religious conflict between the Romans and Anglo Saxons?
The Anglo-Saxons were pagan and the Romans were Christian.
How did monotheism cause conflict with the Romans?
Monotheism contributed to, rather than cause, conflict between the Romans and the Jews and between the Romans and the Christians. With regards to the Jews, it was more Roman misrule in Judea than religion which created conflict. The monotheism of the Jews contributed in three ways. One was that the Romans could not effect "religious engineering" with the Jews. All of the other conquered groups were polytheistic and had deities with had affinities with the Roman gods. The Romans often created aspects of their gods which coincided with aspects of the gods of the conquered peoples and sometimes adopted the gods of these peoples. This facilitated the integration of the conquered peoples into the empire. The Romans could not do this with the Jews. Moreover, they did not understand monotheism and this could lead to their mishandling of religious issues in Judea. Monotheism and the existence of scriptures and theology made Judaism a distinctive religion and helped it to become a rallying point and a focus of resistance for the Jews. This had already happened before Roman rule, in the days when the Jews were ruled by the Greeks. Monotheism's contribution to the conflict with the Christians was also indirect. Although there were prejudice and suspicions about the Christians, in the whole, the Romans tolerated Christianity. This was part of their tolerance towards the religions of other peoples. Some emperors persecuted the Christians, leading to an alternation of periods of tolerance and periods of persecution. The issue for the persecuting emperors were doubts about the loyalty of the Christians to the emperor and the imperial state. The loyalty of all non-Romans was sometimes tested by requiring them to perform sacrifices in honour to the Roman gods. The polytheistic peoples did not have a problem with this because they had many gods. Many of the Christians refused to do so because to them this was like betraying their own god. In addition to this, the Christians abhorred sacrifices. All but one of the emperors from Constantine on were Christians and Christianity eventually became the state religion
In a paragraph explain why there where growing tensions between the Romans and the early christians?
Growing tensions between the Romans and early Christians stemmed from the latter's refusal to worship Roman gods and acknowledge the emperor's divinity, which was seen as a challenge to the traditional Roman religious practices and social order. Christians' exclusivity and their emphasis on a singular God undermined the polytheistic culture and civic duty expected of Roman citizens. Additionally, Christians were often scapegoated for societal problems, leading to persecution and unrest. This conflict ultimately highlighted the clash between emerging religious identities and established political power.
Who bothered the Romans about Christians?
Christians believed that Jesus was the king of the Jews; a treasonous thought. Christians denounced what they felt were the sinful ways of the Romans.
Who did Romans persecute?
Christians:)
What is before Romans in the bible?
No Romans existed way before Christianity
Who were put to death by the Romans for being Christians?
Umm. Christians?
What factors brought about change in attitude between Romans and Christians?
Poor people started to convert to christianity because they thought they would have a better life after death. BecaPoor people started to convert to christianity because they thought they would have a better life after death. Because of the Romans new acceptance for their faith, the Christians were kinder to the Romans also.Poor people started to convert to christianity because they thought they would have a better life after death. Because of the Romans new acceptance for their faith, the Christians were kinder to the Romans also.luse of the Romans new acceptance for their faith, the Christians were kinder to the Romans also.
Why were Christians thrown in the arena?
The Romans hated everyone who would not worship their idols. Since Christians did not worship idols, [and since the Romans had Jesus (whom Christians regard as God in human form) crucified], the Romans sent many Christians into the arena to be killed for sport and entertainment.
Why did the Christians get hurt by the Romans?
The Romans told the Christians to worship their Ceasar, but the Chrisitans said that they should only worship God and Jesus......so that made the Romans really angry.
