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I think they tried to emulate the Romans who were the rulers at the.

  • The Romans worshiped man-made idols (Apollo, Janus, Jupiter etc) or deified their dead Emperors (Augustus, Carus etc) and turned them into god to be worshiped.
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Q: Why was it so important to the early christians to show that Jesus was god?
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