HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Roman leaders feared political unrest.
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Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
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Christians refused to follow the laws of Judaism.
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Roman leaders because they felt that their gods would become angry, because the Christians did not worship them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The emerging Christian faith, in general, remained opposed to violence; church leaders taught that Christians should avoid a career that entailed killing, even in war.
Detailed explanation-2: -A serious conflict between Rome and the Jews began in A.D. 66 when Nero was emperor. The Roman governor of Judea decided to take money from the Great Temple in Jerusalem. He claimed he was collecting taxes owed the emperor. When rioting broke out, Roman soldiers harshly put it down.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Christianity became the state religion, the Church reduced the state resources by acquiring large pieces of land and keeping the income for itself. The society had to support various members of the Church hierarchy like monks, nuns, and hermits. Thus, probably leading to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 392 CE Emperor Theodosius 1st banned paganism and Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire.