... and Christians were sacrificed to the delight of the cheering spectators. Ship battles were even fought in the flooded arena during the first few years of Domitian rule. Towards the end of the fourth century, however, things began to change. Popularity of Christianity was increasing. Roman emperors were trading their purple pagan robes for white Christian garments. Theodosius was the first emperor make Christianity the official religion of Rome, banning all ... destroy this structure. Its renewed popularity in the early 1800's by Napoleon has continued to the present. Excavators today a...

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