HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Why did Christianity become popular among the poor of Rome?
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It was so ordered by the emperor
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They enjoyed the gladiatorial contests at the Colosseum
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It gave hope and explained their suffering
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It gave them veto power over decisions of the Senate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Christianity spread quickly through the provinces of the Roman Empire, shown here at its height in the early 2nd Century.
Detailed explanation-2: -By approving Christianity, the Roman state directly undermined its religious traditions. Finally, by this time, Romans considered their emperor a god. But the Christian belief in one god-who was not the emperor-weakened the authority and credibility of the emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rise of Christianity did play a small, but not insignificant, part in the decline, in that it eroded traditional Roman beliefs and values and caused conflicts between Christians and those who continued to hold onto the old pagan philosophies.
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