One factor that enabled it to grow was that it wasn't a religion of the few, and rich, it was the religion for everyone else. Some groups that would've wanted to be apart of the religion were the plebeians, women, and foreigners. Another factor that made the religion was that Jesus was regular human like anyone else. This made followers feel like they could be him. Paul of Tarsus was a Roman citizen and the leader of the Church. The Roman Empire was stable, and this allowed Christianity to expand throughout a large area. The Crisis of the Third Century made people more questionable of the allegiance to the empire. Diocletian, a Roman emperor, ends the persecution of the Christians. The Roman Emperor Constantine puts the cross on his banner,
