HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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A group of troublemakers had assassinated the Roman emperor and blamed Jesus for it.
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Jesus had such a large following that the Romans feared he might lead a revolt against Rome.
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The followers of Jesus refused to pay their taxes to Rome until it recognized Christianity.
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Jesus preached revolution and urged his followers to overthrow Roman rule.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Roman Empire, violent offenders, those guilty of high treason, despised enemies, deserters, slaves and foreigners were crucified. Roman citizens, especially the upper class, were generally exempt from such a shameful death regardless of their crime (St.
Detailed explanation-2: -ROMAN PUNISHMENT Types of punishment were fines, stripes, banishment, slavery, and death. Capital punishment was very common, and types of capital punishment included beheading, strangling, crucifixion, being buried alive, being thrown into a river, and being thrown off cliffs and slopes leading to rocks or spikes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rome used crucifixion as a mean of execution for many centuries. One of the most famous events, involving mass crucifixions, occurred around 71 BC after a slave uprising led by Spartacus. Contemporary sources tell us that so many men were crucified-about 6, 000-that crosses lined the road from Rome to Capua.