Another event that shows persecution of Christians was political is the fact it eventually was legalized. Not only was it legalized, but it was made the official religion of Rome. By the time it was legitimate, most Romans had already converted. The government just followed along with what the population was doing in order to make good politics. Everything the Roman government did about Christianity was centered around politics and not beliefs.

prevailing approach to persecuting the Christians continued to be inconsistency.

In the same letter he says as long as they deny any connection to Christianity and prove it through offerings to Roman gods, he is willing to dismiss the charges brought against them. When Christians were arrested for being Christian, they were asked many times what their religion was. It seems the Romans gave them many chances to deny their religion and keep their lives. All they had to do was say they were not and they would be let go. But being a martyr for the religion helped spread its popularity. If people were willing to die or be imprisoned for their beliefs, it made the religion more attractive to others. It must be something special if its followers were willing to give up their lives in order to cling to it.

A good example of a martyr would be Vibia Perpetua. She had just converted to Christianity when she was arrested with a group of people. They were sent to prison and the conditions were awful. It

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