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∙ 15y agoBecause it was a new religion and they thought it was a sect, so they persecuted and killed the Christians.
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How is Rome important in the fields of Christianity?
Rome is important in Christianity because when the Romans converted to Christianity, they insisted on making Rome the centre of Christianity. Originally the true centre of Christianity is in constantinople. This action by the Romans caused what is known as a schism in Christianity. The first schism where it was split into roman catholics and Russian orthodox denominations.
How was Christianity spread to Rome?
We do not know how or when Christianity first arrived in Rome, but Paul's Epistle to the Romans demonstrates a flourishing Christian community existed there when he proposed his visit to Rome, on his way to Spain.
What was the religion of the Rome in the Beginning and was it the same before Rome fell?
the Romans religion was Christianity
Why did rome tolerate the eastern mystery religions but persecute early Christianity?
Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.Rome tolerated the eastern mystery cults because they posed no threat to the empire. The Romans were very tolerant of othes' religious beliefs and only banned or persecuted them if they were decadent or treasonous. Christianity was considered both.
Why did romans fear christianity?
They blamed Christians for the fire that burned Rome.
How did Christianity spread to Rome?
oddly enough Rome banned christianity prosecuted hundreds if not thousands of christians, until oneday on the eve of a battle a general by the name of Constantine saw a crossin the sky and woke up his soldiers and told them to paint a cross on their shields, and then when they charged into battle they stood up in the battlefield victorious. later the capital of the now Holy Roman Empire became Constantinople.
What was the Main contribution of the Romans to architecture?
the dome. Rome's key contribution was its support and encouragement of Christianity.
Who first allowed Christianity in ancient Rome?
Constantine
Which cult was outlawed in Rome in 186 b.c. for a period of time and what did the Romans do to its members?
They banned the Bacchanalia, which originated from the Greek Dionysiac festival .
Why did the Romans forget god?
Romans saw Christianity as treason against the Roman empire. The christian god belonged to a whole different religion which was illegal in ancient Rome. Christians were persecuted and killed by the Romans publicly to warn others. This continued to happen until Christianity was legalized.
Did Paul spread Christianity throughout Rome?
No. Paul wrote his Epistle to the Romans before he had ever gone to Rome, proving that there was already a well-established Christian community there.
How did Judaism spread through Rome?
I think you mean Christianity. Judaism was tolerated by the Romans but never adopted as their main religion.
