HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Under which emperor did Rome adopt Christianity as its official religion?
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Julius Caesar
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Theodosius the Great
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Nero
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Zeno II
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 313 CE, the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which granted Christianity-as well as most other religions-legal status.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 395, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity Rome’s new state religion. Christians, who had so long been on the defensive, turned to attacking the pagan religion. They closed temples and banned sacrifices to pagan gods. They even transformed some pagan celebrations into Christian ones.
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