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Because the Christians had many followers which over populted the country
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Who was blamed for the great fire of Rome in AD64?
Blame for the Great Fire of Rome has been attached to two sides. The Emperor Nero was blamed for his lack of action, and there were even suggestions that he may have started it himself in order to bypass the senate and rebuild Rome to his liking. Evidence to support this theory includes the fact that the Domus Aurea, Nero's majestic series of villas and pavilions set upon a landscaped park and a man-made lake, was built in the wake of the fire. To direct attention away from himself, Nero used the Christians as scapegoats. Thus began the earliest persecutions of Christians in Rome, action which included feeding them to the lions.
When did emperor Nero Blame X-ians for the great fire of rome?
Nero prosecuted the Christians after the Grreat Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
What conflicts did Christianity cause in Ancient Rome?
The pagans between the Arians doctrine with the Christians.They are also Christians but they do not believe to the divinity of Jesus as God and man.
Roman persecution of christians began in 64 AD under the reign of which emperor?
After the Great Fire of Rome, in the year 64, Emperor Nero did, perhaps unfairly, blame the Christians of Rome for starting the fire. However, there is no evidence that he persec uted the Christians more generally.
How were the early Christians received in Rome?
It appears from historical evidence that the early Christians were largely ignored by the pagan Roman Empire, apart from two brief periods of official persecution after 250 CE, and in the Great Persecution early in the fourth century. When disaster struck, local Christians were sometimes accused of angering the gods, resulting in small scale mob attacks on Christian targets, but by and large it appears that Christianity prospered. Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) believes the Christian tradition of widespread and savage official persecution began around the end of the fourth century, as justification for the persecution of the pagans by Christian authorities.
What did Rome do during the beginning of Christianity?
Rome originally tried stamping out Christianity. Often times the Emporer's would blame the Christians for many problems going on in the country, and went as far as burning many Christians at the stake, driving the religion underground. However, this all changed when Empreror Constatine converted to Christianity.
Why did Nero scatter the new Christians or strangers of 1 Peter 1?
A:1 Peter chapter 1 does not mention Emperor Nero. Having said that, Nero did blame the Christians of Rome for the Great Fire, probably unfairly, and expelled them from the city.
What is the difference between modern and ancient rome?
ancient Rome hated christians, modern rome embraces them
Who are the emperors persecuting Christians in Rome?
There are no emperors in Rome now-a-days, and nobody is persecuting Christians in Rome. Indeed, Rome is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church.
Why would Constantine change Rome's policy towards christians?
Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.Constantine changed Rome's policy towards the Christians because he needed their support as by his time the Christians were numerous and causing unrest.
What was one factor of the decline of Rome?
luxury
Which emperor began the first official campaign against the Christians in 64AD?
The year 64 AD was during the reign of Emperor Nero. However, scholars such as Richard Holland (Nero: The Man Behind the Myth) and Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) say that Nero never began an official campaign against the Christians. It is clear that he did, probably unfairly, blame the Christians for the Great Fire of Rome, but there was no campaign against Christians because of their religion. Gibbon says (Chapter 16), "Whatever opinion entertained of this conjecture (for it is no more than a conjecture), it is evident that the effect, as well as the cause, of Nero's persecution, were confined to the walls of Rome ; that the religious tenets of the Galilaeans or Christians, were never made a subject of punishment, or even of inquiry ..."
