HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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choose their own death.
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practice their religion openly.
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vote in the Roman Senate.
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participate in foreign trade with Rome.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 313 AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity: 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Edict of Milan gave Christianity legal status and a reprieve from persecution but did not make it the state church of the Roman Empire. That occurred in AD 380 with the Edict of Thessalonica.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Edict of Milan made Christianity a legal religion within the Roman Empire. For much of Roman history, Christians had been persecuted. This was a turning point for Christianity within the Roman Empire, and would eventually lead to it being the official religion in 380 A.D.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although it did not make Christianity an official religion in the empire, the Edict of Milan legalized Christianity.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Edict of Milan did not cause the spread of the Christian religion, but rather, it was a response to an already growing movement. Christian apologist who lived during the years 250-325 CE. Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337.
Detailed explanation-6: -Prior to the Edict of Milan Christians had usually worshipped secretly in homes or house churches. After the edict (or decree) lifted the persecution of Christians in 313, the Church assumed a privileged position under the protection of the Roman emperor.