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Rome and the Christians

Rome and the Christians. Nero’s Persecutions. Nero’s Persecutions.

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Rome and the Christians

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  1. Rome and the Christians

  2. Nero’s Persecutions

  3. Nero’s Persecutions Besides being put to death [the Christians] were made to serve as objects of amusement; they were clad in the hides of beast and torn to death by dogs; others were crucified, others set on fire to serve to illuminate the night when daylight failed. Nero had thrown open his grounds for the display, and was putting on a show in the circus, where he drove about in his chariot. All this gave rise to a feeling of pity, even toward men whose guilt merited the most exemplary punishment; for it was felt that they were being destroyed not for the public good but to satisfy the cruelty of an individual. Publius Cornelius Tacitus Roman Historian (AD 56 – 117)

  4. Martyrdoms of Peter & Paul

  5. Persecution during the Pax

  6. Martyrdoms of Perpetua & Felicity

  7. Age of Confrontation Decius (249-251) Valerian (253-260) Diocletian (284-305)

  8. Edict of Decius (250 AD) • All citizens must sacrifice to the emperor in the presence of a Roman official and receive a certificate as proof... • Called a “libellus”…only 44 survive • This is one in Greek to a woman and her daughter from a village in Egypt

  9. Valerian the Footstool

  10. Diocletian’s “Great Persecution”

  11. Constantine the Great

  12. Battle of Milvian Bridge

  13. Edict of Milan • 313 AD • Agreed by Constantine and Licinius (co-emperor) • Gave Christians and “others” the right to worship freely • Mandated the return of property that had been previously confiscated

  14. Constantine’s Legacy

  15. Theodosius I

  16. St. Ambrose and Theodosius I

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