Persecution of the Christians was present in some areas of Rome and not others. Nero used the Christians as a scapegoat, blaming them for the great fire of Rome in 64 AD. The Christians faced enormous amounts of adversity, being persecuted even though they were not to be sought out. Christians were put on trial to assure that they were denounced and proved guilty. At the time martyr was legal term for someone who gives witness, provides evidence. Christians were a martyr as they provided evidence against themselves. The Christians would not abandon their faith, but instead be a witness in their case by reassuring that they were a Christian. A common judgement for a guilty Christian was to be martyred in the
Persecution of the Christians was present in some areas of Rome and not others. Nero used the Christians as a scapegoat, blaming them for the great fire of Rome in 64 AD. The Christians faced enormous amounts of adversity, being persecuted even though they were not to be sought out. Christians were put on trial to assure that they were denounced and proved guilty. At the time martyr was legal term for someone who gives witness, provides evidence. Christians were a martyr as they provided evidence against themselves. The Christians would not abandon their faith, but instead be a witness in their case by reassuring that they were a Christian. A common judgement for a guilty Christian was to be martyred in the