HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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They paid taxes for it
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Kept it out of public places
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It didn’t encourage disloyalty to the emperor
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Didn’t try to recruit others to practice their religion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The founder of the Byzantine Empire and its first emperor, Constantine the Great, moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium in 330 CE, and renamed it Constantinople. Constantine the Great also legalized Christianity, which had previously been persecuted in the Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman Empire was a primarily polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses. Despite the presence of monotheistic religions within the empire, such as Judaism and early Christianity, Romans honored multiple deities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Romans were tolerant of other religions as long as those religions allowed for the worship of Roman deities and were not a threat to the stability of the empire. This was a particular problem for Christians and Jews who believed in one, transcendent god, and whose religion forbade them from idolatry or polytheism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Roman leaders ban some religions? Roman leaders banned some religions because a ruler of Rome considered a religion a political problem. They also feared that any religion would rebel against the empire.