How Did Rome Persecuted The Christians?

In my last proposal I talked about the Romans, who were the majority and the Christians in Rome who were the minority. I began to explain that the emperors of Rome persecuted the Christians because they disliked what they believe in and that they didn’t follow the emperors rules. The persecutions were the main problems of Christianity. I also discussed the multiple ways of persecutions that they went through and why the Christians accepted it. I spoke about the evolution of emperors and what they each did to the Christians when they were in power. The last emperor that I talked about was Emperor Diocletian. I had also mentioned what Christianity means to these people and how much they choose to give up for their religion. I think that no one should be punished for following their hearts and what they truly believe in. After Emperor Diocletian stepped down and the Christians had just gone through the Great Persecution, Emperor Constantine was next. He made huge changes for Rome’s belief system. He converted Rome into following Christianity. It raised the question how can an emperor change the faith of his people into the faith that was looked down upon by society. The reason behind this conversion was that Jesus Christ appeared in a vision or dream of Constantine and told him to fight under Christian standards. The Romans began a new life and …show more content…
They believed that Constantine didn’t understand Christianity right rules and beliefs. He named a city after himself; it was called Constantinople. He declared that Christians and pagans should be allowed to worship freely. He also fixed up the property that was used during persecutions and brought back lost privileges to the Christians. Although his actions may sound right but it wasn’t the Christian style. Even though he didn’t do the conversion the right way, he leans toward Jesus Christ, something that the other emperors didn’t