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Who was the Roman Emperor who first declared it a crime to be a Christian?
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It was never declared a crime to be a Christian. The only crime was to be an atheist, which was the accusation occasionally levied against Christians.
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Who was the emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian?
That would be Theodosius. Constantine had previously made it legal to be christian in the Western Roman Empire, but Theodosius made it the official religion, and therefore made it illegal to belong to any other religion.
Why was Christianity illegal in the Roman Empire while Judaism was legal in the Roman Empire when followers of both refused to sacrifice to Caesar as god which was usually a crime?
A:As long as the Jews did not rise up agaisnt their Roman masters, which they did often, they were permitted to practise their religion, although Antoninus Pius (138-161) required that they not convert any pagans. Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) surmises there must have existed some cause other than a refusal to worship the Roman gods which exposed the disciples of Christ to those severities from which the Jews were exempt. In fact, Christianity seems only to have been nominally illegal for most of the three hundred years before the Christian Emperor Constantine. It was even rumoured that Emperor Philip (244-249) was secretly a Christian himself, a notion that continues to attract scholarly debate today. Gibbon says that Christianity enjoyed long periods of peace in the Roman Empire, and the evidence for this is that Christians built churches and attended their worship openly throughout most of the pagan era.Euan Cameron (Interpreting Christian History) tells us the Christian writers of the fourth and fifth centuries created the legends of a brutal and cruel pagan empire when the Christians began their final, savage persecution of the pagans, justifying their actions by creating stories of persecution previously suffered by Christians under pagan rule.
Why was the Roman Emperor Claudius II responsible for Saint Valentine's death?
Valentine was a priest, possibly a bishop, in early years of Christianity in Rome. He became a patron saint of lovers when the Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus made it illegal for couples to get married. He needed men for his army and could not draft married men. Valentine continued to marry couples in secret. When the emperor found out, he had Valentine thrown into prison. While in jail he became a close friend of the jailer's young daughter. Just before he was executed for his crime, he sent her a letter in which he told her to remain faithful to God. He signed it, "From your Valentine."
What was the Roman Senate's attitude towards Nero?
By the time of Nero the senate was nothing but a rubber stamp for the emperor's wishes. They were terrified that Nero (or any emperor in power) would charge them with a crime, usually treason, and confiscate their property and wealth with the exile that went along with the confiscations. However, once they ere convinced that Nero was out an Galba was in, the attitude changed. They rallied against Nero and passed a death sentence on him, in which he was to be flogged to death.
How did the acceptance of Christianity change life in the Roman Empire?
By the time of Emperor Constantine in the fourth century CE, Christianity is believed to have constituted around ten per cent of the population of the Roman Empire. Had it not been for the support provided by Constantine, and the events of the fourth century, Christianity might well have remained a minor, if important, religion among those of the Roman Empire. Constantine gave the Christian Church substantial state patronage and made it clear that those of ambition would improve their chances of success by becoming Christians. He began the persecution of the pagan temples and encouraged the Christians in developing a culture of plundering the temples for gain. Constantine's family members followed him as emperors. Between murdering each other, they helped tighten the grip of Christianity on the empire. In 381, Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity the state religion and then banned the public worship of the pagan gods, although probably more than half the population were pagans. Within a few centuries, paganism was all but eliminated from the Roman Empire.
Who was the emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian?
That would be Theodosius. Constantine had previously made it legal to be christian in the Western Roman Empire, but Theodosius made it the official religion, and therefore made it illegal to belong to any other religion.
When it became a crime to be a christian Who was the Roman Emperor who declared it a crime to be a Christian?
Christianity was made illegal by the SENATE during the reign of Tiberius. Because he did not wish Christianity to be illegal he ordered Roman officials not to enforce the law. This policy lasted until the time of Nero. I found this information at; http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/6b8_rome.pdf on page 28 Nero
How did Saint Blandina die?
Blandina was arrested for being a Christian, convicted of her 'crime' and then was executed by being wrapped in a net and thrown to a wild bull. Her body was then burned and the ashes thrown into a river. This occurred during the persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian. She was martyred in 177 at Lyon (in modern France).
Under which Roman emperors were Christians persecuted?
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.
What activities made Saint Valentine well known?
He preformed secret weddings for couples.he was helping christian couples marry, which was considered a crime at that time!
Was it a crime to be a Christian in Roman times?
In the early Roman Empire, it was a crime to be an atheist, which was a person who refused to worship the Roman gods. However, Jews were exempted from this rule because of their obvious sincerity and the perceived antiquity of their faith. For most of the first century, Christianity was regarded by the Romans as simply another sect of Judaism. Later, the Christians were largely ignored. Emperor Trajan directed the magistrates to punish such persons as were legally convicted, but prohibited them from making any inquiries concerning the supposed criminals and rejected anonymous charges, strictly requiring the positive evidence of a fair and open accuser. His successor, Hadrian, went further, making it a capital offence to accuse another of being a Christian without sufficient proof. As early as the late second century, the most favoured concubine of Emperor Commodus (180-192) was a Christian, although she later contrived his murder. There are many subsequent examples of the Roman emperors having Christians in their households or of exchanging correspondence with Christian religious leaders. By the third century, substantial churches were springing up across the empire. When Diocletian instituted the Great Persecution in 303 CE, this arguably had more to do with the perceived threat of Christianity to the good government of the Roman Empire than with religious persecution for its own sake. Thus, the crime under which a Christian could be punished was rarely used against Christians, and when charges were brought against Christians, they were usually given every opportunity to avoid the charges without compromising their faith.
The bombing of hiroshima was a war crime?
In war, declared or not, everything is a crime weather you got a medal or jail time.
How do you say 'crime fiction' in french?
In French, "crime fiction" is translated as "roman policier".
What means acquited?
Acquitted means being declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime.
What were the main ways pagans were converted to Christianity?
A:The mass conversion of Greco-Roman pagans to Christianity occurred during the fourth century, from the time of Emperor Constantine to that of Theodosius. Constantine gave the Christian Church considerable state patronage and enhanced its status in the empire. Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) tells us that he made it clear to those of ambition that their prospects would be enhanced by adopting Christianity, and promised every Roman convert a white garment, with twenty pieces of gold. In 381, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. A few years later, he decreed the public worship of the old gods a crime punishable by death. Even to look at a pagan statue smashed by the Christian mobs could result in the death penalty. Kathleen Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church, said, "Charlemagne converted whole tribes by the sword." In the year 782, the Frankish king Charlemagne reputedly beheaded forty-five hundred Saxons who resisted his campaign of forced conversion to Christianity. In 800, the Pope crowned Charlemagne in Rome, as Holy Roman Emperor.
Does guilty mean yes?
No. Guilty means that the state has declared that you did commit a crime and are legally responsible for it.
If there is a reasonable doubt that a person is innocent of a crime he or she?
... may or may not be convicted of the crime ... At least in the USA... On the other hand if there is reasonable doubt that a person is guilty of a crime, he or she is supposed to be acquitted (which is not the same as declared innocent).
