RE: Constantine the Great
July 3, 2017 at 5:45 am
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2017 at 5:46 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Actually, Constantine was pretty tolerant of Christianity before his professed conversion, and treated other religions with the same soft touch after it. (His father was the one known as 'The Great Prosecutor.'). Granted, a few of his edicts weren't particularly helpful to Jews in the empire, but even there he is acknowledged to have been less harsh than some of his predecessors.
A lot of people today seem to have the impression that, once Constantine publicly announced his conversion, the empire converted right along with him. In actuality, the empire at the time of his death was probably about 5% Christian, while the legions (what was left of them, anyroad) were likely never more than about 2%.
Boru
A lot of people today seem to have the impression that, once Constantine publicly announced his conversion, the empire converted right along with him. In actuality, the empire at the time of his death was probably about 5% Christian, while the legions (what was left of them, anyroad) were likely never more than about 2%.
Boru
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