Essay On Christianity In A Roman Empire

In the time of Roman rule many ideas tried and failed to intervene with the traditions and ideals of the polytheistic way of life. But the idea that broke through the traditions of paganism was the “cult” of Christianity. Christianity took the Roman Empire and people into a different age of ideals and ways of life. In this essay the evidence through ancient writings and events will portray the transformation of a deeply paganist empire to the strictly Christian empire it became. It will show the changes that the Christianity brought to the pagan Roman Empire and how it developed into the first Christian empire. During the years of a Roman Republic, many rules and customs were laid out. For example, a list of rules was written in the An Ideal State, A Roman Style: “When however, a serious war occurs, or civil strife, a single man shall be invested with the power the normally belongs to the tow consuls, if the Senate so decrees. But this dictatorship shall not last longer than six months.” (98) These rules were used when officials asked Cincinnatus to come and help the Roman …show more content…
Many of the most influential people including military generals and senators had not joined the movement of Christianity. As the religion became more and more prominent many officials felt like they were forced to join the Christian faith to continue their career. There was much tension because of the religion switch. Pagans started blaming Christians and their nonbelief in the gods for losing battles but although Christianity was the official religion, pagans posed as an intense power in odds with the political and religious power of the Christians. Something that changed intensely was the fact that Christians did not believe in the imperial Cult. So the emperors of the past and future would not be special in that way. Instead any common man could have contact with