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Christianity in ancient Rome was a dangerous venture. Religion was very important to the
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Romans. Within the Roman Empire, Christianity was banned and Christians were punished for
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many years. Feeding Christians to the lions was seen as entertainment in ancient Rome
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The message of Christianity was spread around the Roman Empire by St. Paul
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who founded Christian churches in Asia Minor and Greece. Eventually, he took his teachings
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to Rome itself. Early Christianity in ancient Rome. The early converts to Christianity in
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ancient Rome faced many difficulties. The first converts were usually the poor and slaves
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as they had a great deal to gain from the Christians being successful. If they were
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caught, they faced death for failing to worship the Emperor. It was not uncommon for Emperors
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to turn the people against the Christians when Rome was faced with difficulties. In AD 64
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part of Rome was burned down. The Emperor Nero blamed the Christians and the people turned on
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them. Arrests and executions followed. Nero punished a race of men who were hated for
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their evil practices. These men were called Christians. He got a number of people to
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confess. On their evidence, a number of Christians were convicted and put to death with dreadful
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cruelty. Some were covered with the skins of wild beasts and left to be eaten by dogs. Others
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were nailed to the cross. Many were burned alive and set on fire to serve as torches at night
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Tacitus. The dangers of Christianity in ancient Rome. The dangers faced by the Christians in Rome
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meant that they had to meet in secret. They usually used underground tombs, as these were
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literally out of sight. Rome had a large number of poor people within its population, and Christianity
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continued to grow. In AD 313, the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal, and for the first time
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they were allowed to openly worship. Churches were quickly built not just in Rome, but throughout the
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Empire. In AD 391, the worship of other gods was made illegal
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