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Why did the Roman Emperor persecute Christian?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Why did Romans Emperor's persecute Christians?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Which Roman Emperor endorsed Christianity and made it the official Roman religion?
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.
Why were early Christians persecuted?
They would not worship the Emperor, and were not particularly loyal to the Roman Empire.
Why did the christians receive the displeasures of the rome emperors?
Because the Christians would not partake of Emperor worship and because they were somewhat secretive in their worship, believers received the wrathful displeasure of some of the Roman Emperors.
How did Christianity contradict to roman civilization?
Christians refused to worship the emperor as a god and would not participate in the pagan state religions. Also Christians were critical of Roman entertainments such as orgies and violent forms of entertainment. Christians predicted (and perhaps caused) the fall of the Roman empire.
What are some of the issues that divided pagan Romans and Christian Romans during the Roman Empire?
Pagan Romans believed that there were many gods, and wanted the Christians to worship or at least recognize Roman gods in their worship as well as the Christian God. The Christians wouldn't do this, because it went against their religion to worship more than one god. The pagans also wanted the Christians to do ritualistic sacrifices to their gods, which the Christians also refused to do, as well as worship the Roman emperor. Not worshipping the Roman gods, not sacrificing to the gods, and not worshipping the emperor were all crimes of law in Rome, and so many Christians were killed for not doing these things. Christians were also accused of cannibalism (this is my body, eat this is remembrance of me...), and not contributing to society/laziness.
Many Christians refused to burn in front of the statue of the Emperor?
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.
The roman emperor who declared religious freedom for the christians?
Emperor Constantine.
Who was the roman governor who wrote to the emperor seeking guidance about what to do with Christians?
The Roman governor who wrote seeking guidance about what to do with Christians was Pliny the Younger. He wrote to the emperor Trajan.
How did the Perseution of christians by the Romans actually backfire?
Constantine I (The Great) Roman emperor 324-337 A.D. . named Constantinople as the new capital and legally sanctioned Christian worship so ending the persicution of Christians.
Why roman Rulers opposed Christianity?
Christians were falsely suspected of plotting to overthrow Rome. They worshipped privately and/or secretly, which understandably caused others to suspect them of plotting something. Beause Jesus stressed pacifism, Christians refused to fight in the Roman Army, which led people to think that they were anti-Roman. This was not true; they just did not want to kill. In the same way, the Christians' understanding that the barriers of peoples/countries are artificial and that all are one in Jesus was also misinterpreted as an anti-Roman belief. For these reasons, the Roman rulers, and most non-Christian Romans, were afraid of Christianity.
