RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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Which emperor converted to Christianity and made it legal for the citizens of the Roman Empire to convert as well?
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Constantine
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Julius Caesar
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Theodosius
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Augustus Caesar
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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: -Constantine stood out because he became a Christian and unabashedly made Jesus the patron of his army. By 313, just two contenders remained, Constantine and Licinius. The two jointly issued the Edict of Milan, which made Christianity a legal religion and officially ended the persecution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decius. The first empire-wide, officially sanctioned, persecution of Christians took place during the reign of Decius in the third century.
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