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Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) has examined the growth of the Christian Church, the culture of the ancient Roman Empire and the attitudes of various emperors to Christianity. It was his view that pagan Romans were remarkably tolerant of other religions, as long as the beliefs were sincerely held and the believers did not seek to foster trouble.
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Was china part of the roman empire?
No China was not part of the Roman Empire. This empire did not go beyond Turkey, Armenia and northern Iraq, in western Asia. China was too far away, in the Far East, on the opposite side of Asia.
Why are you so hungery?
idk who asks crap like this, go look up this question on wikianswers, garenteed fun: What happened after the roman empire fell in the Eastern half of the Roman empire? Have fun ;)
Name of ancient city-state and an empire?
umm the vatican city and the roman empire...or center London and the british empire...id go with the first one i guess
Why we're early Christians considered traitors to the roman empire?
They were not. It is often thought they were victims of hostile treatment because they refused to believe in the Roman polytheism and turned instead to (Jewish) Monotheism. That is however not the case. The Roman Empire was very tolerant towards other religions and was very tolerant towards Christianity as well. It has been established by modern historians that for almost all of the first 400 years of its existence, Christians were mostly left at peace and could hold any job or office without problem. It helped that in the early centuries, Christianity was seen as mostly 'a religion for women and slaves' and consequently not as any real threat to the Roman Empire's fabric or authority.Only the emperor Nero - looking for scapegoats after the great fire of Rome - and later, the emperor Diocletian instituted an official policy against Christians for several years and had quite a number of Christians killed. Later Christian writers have probably grossly overestimated the number of actual victims because it made an edifying story on how early Christians had kept their faith and made martyrs and saints of themselves in the face of massive and cruel persecution.That is not to say that early Christians were always completely free from persecution and harassment. Roman religious ceremonies were always litterally out in the open, and Christian ceremonies were inside and only accessible to church members. That often caused others to think that Christians must have something to hide, either demonic or otherwise unspeakable rituals, or the subversive nature of those meetings to the State or community.As a result persecution did occur on a local or regional level, not as a sesult of official policy but as a result of local autorities' prejudices. And Christians were killed or banned as a result of local trials.But on the whole, Christians were allowed to go about their business in peace and after a few hundred years saw their religion become the Roman Empire's official State religion.
What happened to the roman empire when it entered the dark ages?
The short story is that the West Roman Empire was destroyed by Germanic Tribes, who set up their own kingdoms, and the East Roman Empire survived for another thousand years, until it was destroyed in 1453. The Roman Empire was divided for administrative purposes under Diocletian in 293. In the following years, it reunited and redivided several times. Its last division happened in 395, when Emperor Theodosius died. This left the West Roman Empire and the East Roman Empire. The West Roman Empire was invaded by a number of large armies of Germanic tribes, including Visigoths, Vandals, Franks, and others. These set up kingdoms of their own, and the power of the West Roman Empire declined rapidly. According to our history books, the Dark Ages began in 476, when the last emperor of the West Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed. Even this is not all that clearly true. Julius Nepos, who preceded Romulus Augustulus, was still in power in some places until he died in 480. The people who deposed Romunus Augustulus went to the Emperor of the East Roman Empire, and said they no longer needed a separate emperor. So, in theory, the Roman Empire was reunited in 476. The truth is, the only thing the East got out of the deal was Italy, and it did not have any firm hold on that. Soon, Italy was invaded and taken by Ostrogoths, and the East Roman Empire lost all its possessions in the West. Emperor Justinian I organized invasions of the West in the early 6th century. He took over the Roman possessions in Africa, Italy, and part of Spain. But the situation went into decline again when he died. The East Roman Empire of this period is called the Byzantine Empire by our historians, and it endured, flowering at one time and declining at others, until 1453. The institutions of the West Roman Empire did not simply go away in 476. The Roman Senate kept meeting for a long time. We have records of their actions as late as 603, but they may have continued. Schools that existed under the Roman Empire sometimes were able to continue operation in the Dark Ages. The University of Salerno can trace its origins to a set of medical schools that moved to Salerno because of the Germanic invasions. One School in Wales that was opened under Emperor Theodosius, while the Roman Empire was still united, was finally closed by King Henry VIII, in the Renaissance. When Charlemagne was crowned emperor, it was an attempt to revive the West Roman Empire, so he was called Emperor of the Roman People. Empress Irene, who was the monarch of the Byzantine Empire of the time (which was the continuation of the old Roman Empire) was not amused. Charlemagne's empire was divided by his son's heirs, but there was an attempt to revive even that, again called the Roman Empire, but this time it changed its name to the Holy Roman Empire. It continued until it was destroyed by Napoleon. There are still people around today who claim to be the rightful heirs to the throne of the Roman Empire.
What about Roman empire?
The Roman Empire was founded by a lady called Marie Collines but then she let her husban go on with the tribe.
What nicknames does Roman Corrales go by?
Roman Corrales goes by Nyx, Ro, Ramen, Roman, and "like the empire".
Where did the eastern part of the roman empire go?
It became the Byzantine Empire. Eventually it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, ending the empire in 1453.
Was Kenya part of Roman Empire?
No, the Romans did not go beyond Egypt.
How did the Romans go from persecuting Christians to making Christianity the official religion off the Roman Empire?
It was due to Emperor Constantine when he was going to battle against Muslims. He said that if God granted him favor, he would become a Christian. He won.
Did the roman empire go farther the northern France?
Yes. The roman empire went up into the british isles all the way to the Antonine wall, which is located in what is now southern Scotland.
Was china part of the roman empire?
No China was not part of the Roman Empire. This empire did not go beyond Turkey, Armenia and northern Iraq, in western Asia. China was too far away, in the Far East, on the opposite side of Asia.
Why are you so hungery?
idk who asks crap like this, go look up this question on wikianswers, garenteed fun: What happened after the roman empire fell in the Eastern half of the Roman empire? Have fun ;)
Name of ancient city-state and an empire?
umm the vatican city and the roman empire...or center London and the british empire...id go with the first one i guess
Did the roman empire ever go further north than France?
Yes, the Roman Empire extended further north than France, into regions such as modern-day England, Germany, and parts of the Netherlands. The Roman Empire reached its furthest northern expansion along the Rhine and Danube rivers before eventually contracting.
Why we're early Christians considered traitors to the roman empire?
They were not. It is often thought they were victims of hostile treatment because they refused to believe in the Roman polytheism and turned instead to (Jewish) Monotheism. That is however not the case. The Roman Empire was very tolerant towards other religions and was very tolerant towards Christianity as well. It has been established by modern historians that for almost all of the first 400 years of its existence, Christians were mostly left at peace and could hold any job or office without problem. It helped that in the early centuries, Christianity was seen as mostly 'a religion for women and slaves' and consequently not as any real threat to the Roman Empire's fabric or authority.Only the emperor Nero - looking for scapegoats after the great fire of Rome - and later, the emperor Diocletian instituted an official policy against Christians for several years and had quite a number of Christians killed. Later Christian writers have probably grossly overestimated the number of actual victims because it made an edifying story on how early Christians had kept their faith and made martyrs and saints of themselves in the face of massive and cruel persecution.That is not to say that early Christians were always completely free from persecution and harassment. Roman religious ceremonies were always litterally out in the open, and Christian ceremonies were inside and only accessible to church members. That often caused others to think that Christians must have something to hide, either demonic or otherwise unspeakable rituals, or the subversive nature of those meetings to the State or community.As a result persecution did occur on a local or regional level, not as a sesult of official policy but as a result of local autorities' prejudices. And Christians were killed or banned as a result of local trials.But on the whole, Christians were allowed to go about their business in peace and after a few hundred years saw their religion become the Roman Empire's official State religion.
Why did the Roman Empire have to divide their empire?
I think its because That Constantine thought it would be too hard for 1 emperor to rule by himself so he divided the empire into two and sent one of his loyal servants to go rule the western part of Rome.
