Tomef
Well-Known Member
There’s no denying that without the political and military influence of the Roman Empire Christianity would not have spread as it did. There’s not really space in forum posts to cover all details, but that is an obvious fact by dint of that being how it happened, through political agreements based on relative power and influence. There are a lot of legends about miracles and so on that have been made up over the years, but it all comes down to the people in charge choosing what was politically expedient. Yes, I’m aware as most people are the Roman Empire split and for the most part was in decline over its last few centuries. It was still the Roman Empire with greater reach and influence than any other at the time.Specifically, the narrative that Christianity was established in Europe by Roman military might.
You’re aware that the Roman Empire, a thoroughly pagan institution, was already in advanced decline by the time of Constantine’s conversion to Christianity? And that Constantine’s capital wasn’t even Rome, it was the city he named after himself, which is now known as Istanbul (in Asia Minor)?
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