Constantine was the first emperor to *accept* Christianity but he did *not* make it the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine did put a stop to Christian persecution, returned Christian property from pagans and reduced support for pagan religion.On February 27 380 Theodosius I "... declared "Catholic Christianity" the only legitimate imperial religion, ending state support for the traditional Roman religion."This was over 40 years after Constantine had died.Christian persecutions still continued - those following other variants of it.
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Emporer Constantine
That would be Emperor Nero, though it is not certain that he in fact blamed Christians for the fire.
The last persecution of Christians (303-311) and the worse one, is attributed to the emperor Diocletian. However, there was the work of his co-emperor Galerius behind it. Galerius was a fiercer persecutor than Diocletian. This is the only persecution of Christians which has Benn called Great Persecution.
The roman emperor is not a god...
Emperor Constantine.
It seems likely that Decius (249-251) was the first Roman emperor to officially persecute Christians.AnswerYou could loosely say it was Nero, although he did not persecute them for their faith, but for the crime of arson. Some authorities say there was a persecution under the emperor Domitian, other doubt this. The major persecutions came under the emperors Decius, Valerian and Diocletian.
Constantine was the first emperor to *accept* Christianity but he did *not* make it the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine did put a stop to Christian persecution, returned Christian property from pagans and reduced support for pagan religion.On February 27 380 Theodosius I "... declared "Catholic Christianity" the only legitimate imperial religion, ending state support for the traditional Roman religion."This was over 40 years after Constantine had died.Christian persecutions still continued - those following other variants of it.
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
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Nero was the emperor who fed to the lions, burned alive, and crucified Christians of the early church. He was also emperor when Rome burned to the ground.
The Roman governor who wrote seeking guidance about what to do with Christians was Pliny the Younger. He wrote to the emperor Trajan.
Constantine was the emperor who enacted a law giving religious freedom to the Christians.
He is an emperor who was cruel on his actions and killed a lot of Christians...
Marcus Aurelius
The Roman Emporer Constanitine