Today, we went over our tests which we took yesterday. Then we started taking some notes on the Roman Empire;

-Christians and Jews were monotheistic (believing in one God)
this conflicted with Roman beliefs
-persecution against both was common
-Christianity appealed to the poor, and since there were many poor, their numbers grew
-as it grew, even some Roman leaders embraced Christianity
(can you see the tide beginning to turn...?)

-AD 313: Constantine has a battlefield conversion
-He issues the Edict of Milan
-Not only no persecution, but actual approval of Christianity, eventually making it the official religion of Rome
-the Roman Empire and Christianity are now linked in power and influence