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No particular aspect of Christianity appealed to the Roman government. Constantine the Great, who was brought up by a Christian mother, favoured Christianity. His sons who succeeded him were brought up as Christians. After a brief rule by the pagan Julian, another Christian, Valentinian I became emperor. The other emperors of the Valentinan dynasty Gratian, Valentinian II and Valens were Christians. Grantian and his co-emperor, Theodosius I, issued an edict that made mainstream Christianity the sole legitimate religion of the Roman Empire and banned dissident Christian doctrines, which were branded as heretic. Therefore, it was the religion of these emperors which determined the endorsement of Christianity by the imperial government.
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What Roman Empire Studied Christianity?
There was only one Roman Empire. Moreover, the Roman Empire did not study Christianity. An empire cannot study. The Roman Empire was where Christianity spread from Judea (which was a part of the Roman province of Syria). Both Catholic and Orthodox Christianity developed in the Roman Empire. Originally the were called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the dominant form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the dominant form of Christianity in the eastern part of this empire. There were also dissident Christian doctrines and sects.
What is the connection between ancient Rome and the spread of Christianity?
Christianity developed from a religion among a small group of Jews (who lived in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire) into a mass religion in the Roman days. It spread around the Roman Empire. It became state religion. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Later Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
What was Christianity like in the western roman empire?
The Christianity of the western part of the Roman Empire was originally called Western or Latin Christianity. Later it came to be called the Catholicism.
What was the ancient romans most significant contribution to europe?
I would say religion was the ancient Romans' most significant contribution to Europe. Christianity developed from a religion among a small group of Jews (who lived in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire) into a mass religion in the Roman days. It spread around the Roman Empire. It became state religion. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Later Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Why did chrisitianity become famous throughout the roman empire?
Christianity was more than just famous throughout the Roman Empire. It spread and developed in this empire. Christianity started in the Roman Empire. Judea was part of the Roman province of Syria (that is, a province of the Roman Empire). The apostles and later Christian missionaries travelled around the empire and converted many people. The Christian churches developed in the Roman Empire. Christianity became a major religion of the empire and eventually became the state religion of the empire. Both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church were originally churches of the Roman Empire. The former was originally called Latin or Western Christianity and was the main version of Christianity in the western part of the empire. The latter was originally called Greek or Eastern Christianity and was the main version of Christianity in the eastern part of the empire.
What part of the US federal government is roman?
No part of the United States government is Roman. We have our own unique system of government. Although some concepts of our government may be loosely based on Roman concepts, our system of government is incomparable to any ancient form of rule.
What was the state of the Christian Church in the latter days of the Roman Empire?
The mainstream Christian Churches did very well. They were declared the sole legitimate religion of the Roman Empire by the Edict of Thessalonica of 380. The purpose of this edict was to ban dissident Christian doctrines, which were branded as heretic. The persecution of the followers of these doctrines, particularly the Arian Christians, were persecuted. Christianity started in Judea, which was part of the Roman province of Syria; that is, it was part of the Roman Empire.It was spread around the Roman Empire by the apostles, other missionaries and the clergy (when Christianity developed its churches). It developed from a religion among a small group of Jews into a mass religion in the Roman days. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Late Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main religion in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main religion in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Which helped the spread of both Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity?
The Roman Empire helped the spread of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. Christianity was preached around the eastern part of the Roman Empire by the apostles and other missionaries. Churches developed and the Patriarchates of Antioch, Alexandria and, later, Constantinople were established. The main kind of Christianity which developed in the eastern part of the Roman Empire was called Greek or Eastern Christianity. Later it came to be called Orthodox Christianity. Catholicism was initially called Latin or Western Christianity and became the main for of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire. It originated from theologists in Roman Tunisia and soon reached italy. Although Christianity was persecuted by the Romans for a period of time, mainstream Christianity (Greek and Latin Christianity) was made the sole legitimate religion of the empire by the Edict of Thessalonica issued in 380 by the co-emperors Theodosius I and Gratian. The purpose of the edict was to ban dissident Christian doctrines, which were branded as heretic and persecuted. The main target was Arian Christianity, which was popular around the empire.
Why was the pope so important in the roman society?
The Bishop of Rome was the head of Latin or western Christianity in the last few centuries of the Roman Empire, in the the days when Christianity became the state religion of this empire. Latin Christianity was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire. Greek or Eastern Christianity was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the empire. Later they came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, the Bishop of Rome was the spiritual leader of the Christians in the western part of the empire. Later the bishop of Rome also took on the title of Pope.
How did Christianity develop during roman empire?
Christianity started in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire. The Apostles and other preachers travelled around the Roman Empire (mainly the eastern part, in the eastern Mediterranean). A Christian clergy headed bishops developed. Paul the Apostle created the foundation of the Christian doctrine. Other important theologians, who are called the 'Fathers of the Church' developed the Christian doctrine further. Christianity developed into two main forms: Greek or Eastern Christianity, which was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and Latin or Western Christianity, which was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the empire. Later they came to be called Orthodox and Catholic respectively. There were 'Fathers of the Church' in both Greek and Latin Christianity. There was also a number of dissident Christian doctrines. The most important of these was Arian Christianity, which was quite popular around the Roman Empire. Latin and Greek Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire thanks to their endorsement by the emperors of the later Roman Empire and the persecution of dissident Christian doctrines and pagan religions by some of these emperors.
How do you still use Roman religion today?
Roman religion died out nearly 2,000 years ago and we do not use it today. What we have inherited form the Romans are Catholic and Orthodox Christianity. Christianity spread around the Roman Empire and developed into the Catholic and Orthodox creeds in the Roman days. The former was the religion of the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the religion of the eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Which religion first gained popularity as part of the Roman Empire in the 4th century?
Christianity
