Emperors Flashcards
Which emperor blamed the Roman fire on the Jews and removed the licatae status
Nero
Which emperor caused the martyring of Peter and Paul?
Nero
Which emperor ordered Jews to pay an annual tax to Rome?
Domitian
Which emperor wanted Jews and Christians to refer to him as Dominus et Deus (Lord and God)?
Domitian
Who suggested 3 chances for Xns to retract their faith?
Pliny
Who affirmed Pliny’s plan of action?
Trajan
Who martyred Justin Martyr?
Marcus Aurelius
Who demanded that everyone worship Sol Invictus (Unconquered Son)
Septimius Severus
Did Septimius Severus ban Christianity or converts?
Converts and Teachers
What was Decius’s main problem with Xn influence?
The people were abandoning the OLD GODS
who was the first to launch a large-scale systematic/universal persecution of Xns?
Decius
Who required worship of gods and a certificate for Xns to be pardoned?
Decius
Who reorganized the emperor into the East and West?
Diocletian
When did Galerius’s persecution begin?
303
What did Constantine see in his labarum vision?
Roman Cross: assumed to be sign that he was destined to rule all of Rome