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The Roman Empire had relative freedom of religion throughout most of the pagan era, before the reign of Constantine the Great, apart from the persecutions of Christians during 249-251, 257 and 303-311 CE. Evidence of this includes:
* Justin Martyr wrote two Apologies to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (137-161CE), explaining Christian belief, but does not seem to have risked his life or liberty in doing so. * In his work Ad Scapulam, Tertullian described how, around 185 CE, all the Christians of a town in Asia presented themselves to the Proconsul Arrius Antoninus and demanded the privilege of martyrdom. The proconsul told them that if they wished to die, they could hang themselves or throw themselves from the precipices. He had no interest in their religion, nor in persecuting them. * Eusebius (History of the Church) claimed that Emperor Philippus (Philip the Arab) was a Christian, in the middle of the third century. Whether or not this is true, Philip was certainly very interested in Christianity. During the transition of the empire to Christianity, there was complete freedom of religion for Christians, but life became increasingly difficult for pagan worshippers. The Christian emperor, Theodosius banned public worship of the pagan gods in 391 CE. Finally, in 395 CE, Emperor Theodosius issued an edict in the Theodosian Code: "We decree that no one shall have the right to approach any shrine or temple whatsoever, or to perform abominable sacrifices in any place or time whatsoever. All persons, therefore, who try to deviate from the dogma of the Catholic Church shall hurry to observe ...". The penalties could be the confiscation of land and property, or even execution. Henceforth, there was to be no freedom of religion in the Roman Empire.
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What contributions did Romans malt to religion?
Christianity is the contribution of the Romans to religion. Christianity spread around the Roman Empire and eventually became state religion. Both Catholic and Orthodox Christianity originally developed in the Roman Empire.
Which religion first gained popularity as part of the Roman Empire in the 4th century?
Christianity
What Roman Emperor was responsible for a major shift in the dominant religious attitude of the Roman Empire?
Constantine, who made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire in 325 AD
What religion was Zeno the emperor?
Zeno was the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire whose religion was Orthodox Christianity.
What was some of the freedom in the Roman Empire?
one freedom was to j-walk and another was to give a man a full 1 day bJ
WHAT roman empire declare that Christianity was a legal religion?
Constantine passed the edict of milan which gave everyone in the roman empire complete freedom of religion i just did a RE exam :p
What was the Roman empire and republic's religion?
Through most of their history the ancient Romans had their own religion: Roman Religion. In the Later Empire Christianity spread in the Roman Empire, was endorsed by the Roman emperors and became state religion.
What is the dominant religion in ancient roman?
The dominant religion in the Roman Empire was the Roman religion until Christianity became the dominant religion.
What freedom did Constantine and Licinius grant the Roman people?
They granted the Roman people freedom of religion.
What religion did Alexander the Great's Empire have?
It was mainly Christianity, as that was the official religion of the Roman Empire.
What was the name of religion practice in roman empire?
In the Roman Empire up to the time of Constantine, the official religion was Greco-Roman paganism. After Constantine it became Christianity.
When was Christianity proclaimed official religion of Eastern Empire?
Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire in 380 AD under emperor Theodosius I.
Describe Napoleon's policies towards religion in his empire?
Freedom of and freedom from religion was an essential part of good government.
What is the major religion of holy roman empire?
Roman Catholicism
Which empire declared Christianity to be the religion of the roman empire?
The emperor Theodosius I declared Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman empire. In fact, he made Christianity mandatory for all.
Which religion spread from the Roman Empire?
Christianity
Monotheistic religion illegal in Rome?
Italy has freedom of religion. Rome is the headquarters of the Catholic faith, which is a monotheistic religion, as are Judaism and Islam. In the time of the Roman empire until A.D.313, the state religion was polytheistic, i.e. many gods.
