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Title: Persectuon and Martyrdom in the Early Church
Description: World History

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Persecution by The Romans against the Christian

-Christianity was illegal

-Christians were uncompromising their beliefs

-Christians in Rome were largely of the Lower and or Middle Class

-Blamed for natural disasters



False Charges:

-They were accused of being Atheists

If you did not believe in the Gods you were accused of Treason
...


-He used Christians as scapegoats and executed 100s of them



Domitian(81-96 AD)

-persecution, background to the book of revelation



Persecution on the Second Century

Pliny the Younger

-Governor of Bithynia(111-113 AD)

-Wrote to Emperor Tranjan:

Ignatius Bishop of Antioch

30-117

Killed by Lions in the Roman Colosseum



Polycarp(69-156 AD)

Bishop of Smyrna, burned at the stake



Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD)



Justin Martyr

-Denounced by Cynic philosopher Crescnes

-Aurelius' advisor

-Was beheaded



Martyrs of Lyons



Later Widespread Persecution

Septimius Severus (193-211)

Problems for the Empire

-Threat of barbarian invasion

-Economic Crises


-Civil Wars and threat of rebellions



-Increasing abandonment of traditional customs/religions

-Edict: Forbade further conversions to Christianity; persecutions aimed mainly at
convert and teachers

Constantine: Conquest of Western Empire(312)

-War against Maxentius

-Eve of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge

-Saw a vision:

Chi&Rho

-In hoc signes vines-In this sign you will conquer"

He painted the Chi-Rho on his soldiers' shields

-Maxentius drowned in river



Edict of Milan(313)



Title: Persectuon and Martyrdom in the Early Church
Description: World History