How did Christianity help lead to the fall of Rome?
In discussing the topic of how Christianity helped lead to the fall of Rome, we must first discuss the Roman Religion. The Roman Religion was based on paganism which is the worship of pagan idols. To them, it was not a spiritual experience but a relationship between man and outside forces. Those forces were believed to be moved by rituals, superstitions, and taboos such as human sacrifice. These were the underlying mysteries of the cults.
In 64AD, Nero was the Emperor of Rome. During his reign, a fire swept through Rome. This fire destroyed most of the city. Nero was thought to be the one who ignited the fire or at least have ordered the destruction. After the fire, he built extravagant palaces. He had a reputation to despise Christians. Some thought to distract from the suspicions, Nero began rounding Christians up. Christians, at this time, were gathered, prosecuted and executed. Some Christians were torn apart by dogs. Some Christians were thrown to the lions. Some Christians were even burnt alive like they were a human torch. These barbaric acts were all done out of hate and intolerance. …show more content…
In 312 AD, the transformation from Roman control to Christianity began with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine. He had more faith in one true God than of arms and soldiers. One night, he prayed a heartfelt prayer for God to stretch out His right hand to help him through his trouble. While in prayer, he had a vision. He saw a cross of light in the heavens above the sun and it bore the inscription, “In hoc signo vinces”. This is translated to mean, “with this sign you will conquer”. That night he had a dream that God told him use this sign to safeguard them in all their
In discussing the topic of how Christianity helped lead to the fall of Rome, we must first discuss the Roman Religion. The Roman Religion was based on paganism which is the worship of pagan idols. To them, it was not a spiritual experience but a relationship between man and outside forces. Those forces were believed to be moved by rituals, superstitions, and taboos such as human sacrifice. These were the underlying mysteries of the cults.
In 64AD, Nero was the Emperor of Rome. During his reign, a fire swept through Rome. This fire destroyed most of the city. Nero was thought to be the one who ignited the fire or at least have ordered the destruction. After the fire, he built extravagant palaces. He had a reputation to despise Christians. Some thought to distract from the suspicions, Nero began rounding Christians up. Christians, at this time, were gathered, prosecuted and executed. Some Christians were torn apart by dogs. Some Christians were thrown to the lions. Some Christians were even burnt alive like they were a human torch. These barbaric acts were all done out of hate and intolerance. …show more content…
In 312 AD, the transformation from Roman control to Christianity began with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine. He had more faith in one true God than of arms and soldiers. One night, he prayed a heartfelt prayer for God to stretch out His right hand to help him through his trouble. While in prayer, he had a vision. He saw a cross of light in the heavens above the sun and it bore the inscription, “In hoc signo vinces”. This is translated to mean, “with this sign you will conquer”. That night he had a dream that God told him use this sign to safeguard them in all their