Why did the Romans Persecute Christians?

Podcast: ReligionForBreakfast · ReligionForBreakfast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

It is common knowledge that the Romans killed Christians in the first few centuries of the new religion's history. But we don't often ask why. What was it about Christianity that made the Romans want to persecute it? Uploaded 27-08-15 Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Music: Kevin MacLeod Further Reading: Beard, Mary. Religions of Rome. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998). Moss, Candida. The Myth of Persecution. (HarperCollins, 2013). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices <...