Diocletian Religion

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Christianity within the Roman Empire
Jesus was a walking. talking, living person not only in the Bible but also in Roman documents. In the Christian religion, Jesus is a god or at the least very special person. However, the Romans perceived a special person to be someone who met s specific social class distinction of the patrician. Yet, Jesus was the exact opposed, he drank consorting with criminals, prostitutes and tax collectors, he lived in the poorest providence and submitted himself to pain without giving any defense. The idea of Jesus being a God was laughable too many Romans, for their belief was the gods were perfect in every way. A special person nonetheless a God would never surround themselves with people who are considered undesirable. …show more content…

Diocletian did strive to unite Rome and restore it back to its former glory and unite the empire spirituality. The Dominus et Deus policy stated that Diocletian was not only the lord of all of Rome but also a God and condition of this policy stated that anyone that refused to adhere would be severely punished and or execute. The Age of the Martyr exact opposite of what Diocletian's policy had intended. Christians were hunted and given the name martyrs, individuals who were willing to die for cars, and that's even more significant stronger in death than in life. Many Romans felt that their gods had failed them when witnessing the Christians who faced their deaths with certainty and peace. Within the pagan community there was a want for personal gods promising an afterlife, a sense of community, and the feeling that God is always on your side no matter what social standing you have. Diocletian's rein came to an ended with his retirement in 305 A.D. Following his retirement there was a 20-year Civil War where Roman German generals fought to gain the entire empire. In the Final battle the battle of Milvian Bridge Constantine was its victor. God wanted him to win not only making his right to the empire a political one but a religious one as well. In 313 A.D. Constantine use the Edict of Milan to end the persecution of Christians, once again making Christianity legal within the Roman empire, and soon …show more content…

Arian heresy was the ideology from a priest from Alexandria, Egypt believed that the son and Holy Spirit had been created by God the father. Constantine realize that Christians were two divided to adequately do the job he hoped for. In 320 A.D, Constantine ordered all major Christian leaders the city of Nicaea. The result paid off of Constantine because the questions unified by rejecting Arian Heresy, and issued the Nicene

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