The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
The emperors, like all Romans, worshiped his personal gods. He could possibly attend the rites and ceremonies of the state gods, and perhaps genuinely did worship them, but only if they were his personal gods.
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
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.
It was Julian the Apostate who tried to revive the worship of the old Roman gods and bring the empire back to the original Roman values.
They would not worship the Emperor, and were not particularly loyal to the Roman Empire.
The roman emperor is not a god...
It was the roman Emperor Constantine.
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
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.
It was Julian the Apostate who tried to revive the worship of the old Roman gods and bring the empire back to the original Roman values.
They would not worship the Emperor, and were not particularly loyal to the Roman Empire.
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The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.The last Roman emperor in the west was overthrown in 476 and the last Roman emperor of the east, in 1453.
(1) The ancient Roman religion. (2) Shintoism. (3) Probably many others too!
To prove that they were loyal Romans, everyone in the empire had to burn incense to Caesar and declare that "Caesar is Lord" once a year. It wasn't the incense as nearly as much as the declaration, because for the Christian there is one and only one Lord, Jesus Christ.