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Early Christianity During The Reign of Emperor Trajan

Christianity spread across the Mediterranean rapidly during the first century of its existence. When Christianity started becoming prevalent in Rome, problems arose with Roman authorities. Many people did not agree to the Christians’ way of life. As a punishment, those who were said to be Christian were brought before the court and questioned. Those who refused to recant their Christianity were executed. This custom was evident during the time of the Pliny, the governor of Bithynia (modern day Turkey) in the year 111-112. The correspondence between Pliny and the Roman Emperor Trajan reveals the difficulties involved with persecuting Christians for reasons that seemed unclear and unfair.
Rome’s culture is deeply rooted in its faithfulness to the Roman gods. Romans participated in sports and other games that took place in the Coliseum that usually involved the worshiping of gods. Because, “all Christians agreed that the worship of gods, and everything related to that ...

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