HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Claudius
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Augustus
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Nero
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Trajan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nero himself blamed the fire on an obscure new Jewish religious sect called the Christians, whom he indiscriminately and mercilessly crucified. During gladiator matches he would feed Christians to lions, and he often lit his garden parties with the burning carcasses of Christian human torches.
Detailed explanation-2: -Constantine made Christianity a legal religion. He used his power to address the status of Christians, issuing the Edict of Milan in 313 CE. This proclamation legalized Christianity and allowed for freedom of worship throughout the empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Tacitus and later Christian tradition, Emperor Nero blamed the devastation on the Christian community in the city, initiating the empire’s first persecution against the Christians.