The Early Church, pt. 1 -- Christianity on the Road
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
For the first 300 years, there was not a concerted effort to stamp out christianity. But sometimes it was seen as possibly dangerous, subversive. The main common objection about christians that came up was that they refused to show respect and reverence for the roman state cults. So if they harassed or caused disruptions of state events, then they should be punished. In the year 64, according to later reports and stories, in the year 64,. when much of rome was destroyed in a great fire, the emperor nero blamed on the christian group. That's what the roman historian tacitus said. And he killed a number of christian leaders.
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