The Spread Of Christianity During The Roman Empire

Christianity During the Roman Empire During the Roman Empire, Christianity expanded rapidly to a point that by the fourth century ten percent of the population and even fifty percent of the population in Asia
Minor were Christians. Christianity emphasized the personal relationship between God and people. The religion slowly spread throughout the empire, but once it was established it was very dominating in the western culture. The religion was never again discriminated and its followers were never again persecuted or killed. The Christian religion was very important to the poor people because they did not have to sacrifice anything in return to be able to talk to God.
Constantine the Great, was a great emperor that established Christianity
In his government he extended more and more favors and privileges to the Christians, and before 323 put Christianity on a level with official paganism. After 323, when he was sole emperor, he used his imperial influence very extensively for Christianity and against paganism. Personally he allied himself to the church organization, without joining himself to it, associated immediately with Christian priests, took part in councils and identified himself in sympathy with church affairs so far as ceremonies and preservation of unity were concerned. He professed belief in that religion as a whole, in the lordship of the Christian God over the world, in his revelation through
Christ, and in his providence over his people (465). He believed that his own significant successes were amazingly furthered by his use of Christian symbols and by his course toward the church. Constantine was by no means above reproach in either his private or his public life. He probably prepared for death by a resolution to live a better and more Christian life if he recovered from his illness.
Last, the great impact of early Christianity throughout the Roman empire fractured
Christianity was open to the poor, slaves and even women who did not have access to large amounts of income. The religion spread until it reached a point where 5-10 percent of Roman citizens were Christians and in some roman cities the percentages were even high as 30 percent. This unity was seen by Constantine as a way to gain power and reunite the
Roman Empire , and also ended the religious freedom. Because the church was controlled by the
Emperor it changed just as much as it changed the Empire. Later Emperors in an attempt to popularize the religion made it easier for Christians to enter politics and gave tax breaks to
Christian priests.
In Conclusion, The spread of Christianity throughout the Roman world, especially in the eastern Mediterranean after the death of Christ, flourished many forms of Christianity in different areas. Besides the persecution of Christians in Rome by Nero, the Romans persecuted
Christianity because they felt that the Christians endanger their cities. In addition, they also feared that Christians were traitors, since they did not worship the emperor. By the third