Friday, May 10, 2013

5/10/13

Diocletian ordered a series of edicts (rules or laws)
  • first edict
    • newly built churches were demolished
    • demanded all spiritual thing to me demolished
    • prohibited assembling for worship
      • but people stopped worshiping in public
      • worshiped in private 
      • thought people who died for there religion were inspiration
    • all Christians were stripped of there rankings
    • wanted to eliminate the Christians
  • second edict
    • ordered arrests 
    • imprisoned bishops and priests
  • third edict
    • ordered to imprison clergymen 
  • forth edict
    • forced then to come out in public and sacrifice there religion
    • if they didn't they would be executed
Constantine's connection to Christianity
  • before he prayed to different gods and decided to try the Christian God
  • before they went into battle he saw Christ that promised his victory
  • he also built up the Roman army
  • he shared his power with other emperors
  • The Edict of Milan
    • means that you cant persecute anyone because of there religion
    • said that if you get your land taken away that you get it back

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