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Whatever persecutions of the Christians took place, they were not as numerous as usually supposed. The third-century Church Father, Origen (Contra Celsum, 3.8), writing of the total of Christian martyrs up to his own time, in Rome and elsewhere, states that there were not many - and that it was easy to count them.
According to the second-century historian, Tacitus, Nero had some Christians used as torches to illuminate the darkness of the night, in retribution for their alleged role in the Great Fire of Rome. Edward Gibbon (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)says about this, "Whatever opinion entertained of this conjecture (for it is no more than a conjecture), it is evident that the effect, as well as the cause, of Nero's persecution, were confined to the walls of Rome." Of the many other grotesque Christian legends of cruelty that accumulated over time, he says, "The ecclesiastical writers of the fourth or fifth centuries ascribed to the magistrates of Rome the same degree of implacable and unrelenting zeal which filled their own breasts against the heretics or the idolaters [pagans] of their own times."
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What is the differences between the Roman republic and the Roman empire?
This is a confusing question. First please remember that Rome was already an empire under the republic. What is erroneously called the "Roman empire" is the Principate. The government of the republic was by popular election while the government of the principate was by appointment. Both forms of government used the senate as a consulting body.
What factors did not contribute to the spread of Christianity throughout the roman empire?
You need to specify what the following factors are if you want to make it possible to answer your question.
Because the Roman Empire was so large it was necessary to have what to lessen confusion?
Because of the size of the Roman empire it became necessary to have a division of authority in order to avoid confusion and make the empire run efficiently. Diocletian made this division of power or authority by forming the tetrarchy, in which power and authority was divided between four men.
Because the roman empire was so large it was necessary to have blank to lesson confusion?
Because of the size of the Roman Empire it became necessary to have a division of authority in order to avoid confusion and make the empire run efficiently. Diocletian made this division of power or authority by forming the tetrarchy, in which power and authority was divided between four men.
Which people were considered citizens in Rome?
The term Roman Empire describes the Ancient Roman polity during the leadership of Octavian, also known as Augustus. It also means the part of the world where Rome ruled. A complex set of rules determined who was and was not a citizen and being a citizen kept one safe from the death penalty. Citizens enjoyed the right to vote, make contracts, and contract legal marriages.
What change did Constantine make to the roman empire?
he daclared an end to all attacks on christians an he moved the capital of the empire from rome to the greek city of Byzantium
Was diocletian a ruler?
Yes, he was the emperor responsible for the last persecution of the Christians and the man who divided the Roman empire in order to make it (supposedly) easier to manage.
How do you make a model of the roman empire?
I doubt that you can make a model of an empire. If anything, you can make a map of an empire.
What religion did Constantine make the official religion of the Roman Empire?
He did not make an official religion - he stopped discrimination against Christians, and used the Christian bishops as another arm of his secular power
What would have happened if Hadrian further expanded the Roman Empire?
he would make the roman empire more powerful
What contribution did the roman empire make?
The Dome.
What laws did the Emporers Decius and Diocletian enact as an attempt to abolish Christianity?
Diocletian persecution under Decius was some of the harshest in the empire's history. He issued edicts that took away the Christians' rights as citizens, and forced them to pledge to worship the Roman religion. They were forced to make sacrifices to Roman gods or face death. Christians were purged from the Roman army.
Was Augustus an Egyptian?
No, he was Roman, but he did annex Egypt and make it part of the Roman Empire.
Why did Hannibal attacked the ancient Roman Empire?
he attacked Rome because he wanted to make his own empire bigger and better than the roman
How dowe make a sentence with empire?
Here are some sentences.The Roman Empire was a great civilization.The soldiers fought for their empire.
What Did diocletian do to make governing to Roman Empire easier?
Diocleatin had split the empire into four to make it easier to control. Also he ruled the eastern half of the empire.
Which European country was the first to make a settlement in India?
The Roman Empire created a trade system with India. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Portugal was the first European country to make a settlement in India.
