WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
A
Caesar
B
Augustus
C
Diocletian
D
Constantine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Who was Constantine? Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empire-and much more.

Detailed explanation-2: -Constantine I, byname Constantine the Great, Latin in full Flavius Valerius Constantinus, (born February 27, after 280 ce?, Naissus, Moesia [now Niš, Serbia]-died May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia [now İzmit, Turkey]), first Roman emperor to profess Christianity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 313 he issued the Edict of Milan which decriminalized Christian worship and promoted tolerance for all religious expressions. In 380 the three, reigning Roman Emperors issued the Edict of Thessalonica that declared Nicene Christianity the state religion which all subjects were required to follow.

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