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Emperor Constantine

Undeceptions with John Dickson

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The Persecutors of the Third Century

Punishment under Emperor Diocletian from 303 to 312 was unlike anything that had come before in intensity, duration and geographical spread. Christians were a problem because they refused to honour those traditional gods. The argument was clear: the gods had protected Rome since ancient times. Anyone who abandons the gods forfeits any right to imperial protection.

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