The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire The story of Christianity ’s rise to prominence is a remarkable one but also blurry one. As far as historical fact about the beginnings of Christianity that is. Many scholars point to the time around 4 BC as the most likely period for Christ ’s birth‚ but that is also uncertain. Likewise the year of his death is not historically accurate or clearly established. It is thought to have taken place sometime around Ad 26 through AD 36. Christianity as a religion
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fall of the Roman Empire coincides with the rise of Christianity‚ which leads many historians to argue that Christianity played a part in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity is believed to be one of the greatest inventions of Rome‚ but it had some debilitating effects. Christianity caused destruction of roman culture‚ the church having power in government‚ and intolerance of other religions. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313‚ and Christianity became the
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I. Inflation Inflation is the rise in prices of items due mostly to the value of the money. When the value of money was down‚ merchants in Rome made up for the loss of it by increasing their prices. This started to happen when they stopped conquering new lands‚ so the flow of gold going into the empire decreased. The patricians kept spending their gold on luxury items‚ so the amount of the gold in the coins decreased. Later‚ due to the rise in inflation‚ people began to barter with each other.
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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
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the population in the Roman empire who practised Polytheism. It is essential to note pagans themselves did not describe themselves using this word‚ but the Christians coined it during the 4th century. Since the early Christian Church created the definition of paganism‚ it is somewhat a controversial term. When they invented this word‚ Christianity was still a minority religion and just shows how much of an impact they were having so early on. Therefore‚ it is clear‚ Christianity was growing and had
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important within the rise of Christianity in the Roman empire. In fact‚ when “The Christianity Movement” started to gain momentum in Rome and surrounding areas‚ it was prosecuted by Roman rulers. This period of civic abuse and injustice lasted from about AD 212 until AD 313. Avid Christians were forced to either practice Christianity in secret and risk persecution‚ or practice Paganism half-heartedly. Some people who defied the government and remained loyal and faithful to Christianity‚ were at risk
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From the beginning of time‚ the prominent religion of the Roman empire was polytheistic. Romans believed that there were many Gods and that their society was protected by an arranged agreement with the Gods in exchange for worship and sacrifice. Hence‚ religion was not so much to do with spirituality rather a‚ “contractual relationship between mankind and the forces which were believed to control people’s existence and well-being”(1) ‚that is‚ the emperor’s. Christians(believers of Jesus and his
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The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was‚ perhaps‚ not as severe as led to believe‚ because the eyewitnesses that remained were Christian‚ so the record can reflect a subjective Christian opinion. The story of Jesus Christ has many versions‚ one being the Jews killed him the other being the Romans. According to myth; the Romans in 30 BCE crucified Jesus‚ however‚ according to the Gospels the Jews were the ones who persecuted Jesus. Perhaps‚ in a way‚ the persecution of Christ in the
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A key factor which made Christianity popular in the Roman Empire was that it offered an afterlife. However‚ this was not enough to give Christianity an edge over the other cults which also offered an afterlife. Other factors were the facts that it was Salvationist and had a savior‚ it was redemption‚ it offered the reward of heaven‚ and it was messianic‚ missionary‚ egalitarian and compassionate towards the poor. Resistance to the persecution and imperial support were other contributory factors.
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Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome ’s origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys‚ Romulus and Remus‚ and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a basket and threw it into the Tiber River. A she-wolf found the twins and raised them. The twins‚ Romulus and Remus‚ came back and killed
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