1. The Origins and Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empir
... refused to perform the sacrifices was subject to arrest, imprisonment, and eventually fed to the lions during the Gladiator competitions. Decius was not the first emperor to persecute the Christians. Caesar Nero was the emperor that had began "unofficial" Rodriguez 3 Persecutions; though with Nero, the incidents were small and sporadic. "One of the most famous events of his reign was the ... economic chaos from earlier emperors. Diocletian felt he had to do something. He began by forming a strong empire. Maximian, Diocletian's best friend, was named co-emperor, both donning the names, A...
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