The Christians were regarded with suspician. Rome had always been tolerant of various religions, recognising that different regional gods were really the same, just with different names. When Pompey captured Jerusalem, he immediately went to the temple to sacrifice to Jehovah, recognising he was the same as Jupiter/Zeus.
They however cracked down on religions which did not use the temples, regarding them as potential plotters, for which the Greeks were notorious. Trajan stopped persecutions, but it returned later in different parts of the Empire where Christians brought suspicion on themselves. The Christians eventually openly declared themselves non-revolutionary, Constantine and Licinius ended retaliation in the Treaty of Milan, and then Constantine co-opted the Christian bishops as a second force to his secular power.
It promoted the spread of Christianity across the Roman Empire by allowing people to worship freely. -APEX
Rome was the traditional capital of the western Roman Empire, but it had been moved occasionally to Ravenna and Milan.
The last capital of the western part of the Roman Empire was Ravenna. It replaced Milan as the capital on 402.
Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus(he has a long name), the first Christian Emperor of Rome, brought relief to Christians by reversing the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued (with his co-emperor Licinius) the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance throughout the empire.
After the reign of Constantine I, Constantinople became the capital of the eastern pert of the Roman Empire. Mediolanum (Milan, in northern Italy) became the capital of the western part of the empire. Milan had been designated as the capital of the west by Diocletian (Constantine's predecessor) who had also designated Nicomedia as the capital of the east. Constantinople replaced Nicomedia as the capital of the east. The capital of the western part of the empire was moved to Ravenna (also in northern Italy) in 402.
The Edict of Milan in 313 AD, issued by Emperor Constantine and co-emperor Licinius, was instrumental in allowing Christians to openly practice their religion in the Roman Empire. This edict granted religious freedom to Christians and ended the persecution of Christians that had been taking place.
The first emperor to decree that Christianity should be tolerated and that Christians had the right to practice their religion was Galienus in an edict he issued in 311. Co-emperors Constantine I and Licinius agreed, when they met in Milan in 313, to reiterate the Christians' right to profess their religion without prosecution and added a provision for the return the land confiscated from Christians during Diocletian's persecutions and the payment of compensation. This is often called the Edict of Milan, but it is not clear whether a formal edict was actually issued.
Never. Constantine did not make Christianity the religion of the empire. All he did was make Christianity a LEGAL religion along with all the others. He did this by the Edict of Milan in 313.
The Edict of Milan marked a dramatic change in the way Christians were treated in the Roman Empire. They would now be tolerated instead of persecuted. They would be compensated for property that had been seized.
The Roman emperor Constantine declared Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, which granted religious tolerance to all religions, including Christianity. The Edict allowed Christians to openly practice their faith without fear of persecution. Constantine's own conversion to Christianity and subsequent support of the religion also played a significant role in its acceptance within the empire.
Contantine declared the "Edict of Milan" which declared religious tolerance of all religions within the Roman Empire. This edict ended roughly 300 years of Christian persecution. He established a residence at Constantinople, which would become the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for more than 1000 years.
It promoted the spread of Christianity across the Roman Empire by allowing people to worship freely. -APEX
The Edict of Milan.
The Edict of Toleration had already recognised the right of people of all religions, including Christians, to worship as they pleased. The Edict of Milan granted Christians further privileges.
Constantine's Edict of Milan dealt with the privileges of the Christian Church, but made no mention of issues related to education. There is no known effect of that edict on Christian education.
Milan in the Western Empire and Byzantium in the Eastern Empire.
The Edict of Milan, issued in AD 313 by Roman Emperors Constantine and Licinius, granted religious tolerance to Christians within the Roman Empire. This edict signified a turning point in Roman policy towards Christianity and marked the beginning of official recognition and acceptance of the Christian faith. It allowed Christians to practice their religion openly without fear of persecution, leading to the eventual establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire under Constantine.