Christianity in Rome
Christianity is a religion that branched from Judaism. Christians believe in one god and that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah and the son of god. Christianity spread after the death of Jesus, thanks to Paul and Peter, who continued to spread Jesus’s teachings after his death to everyone, including non-Jewish people. Part of the reason Christianity was popular was that it had the promise of an afterlife, as well as a lack of rules about who could be a Christian. Plus, Emperor Constantine becoming a Christian would have influenced a lot of Roman citizens to follow in suit. Before Constantine, however, Christianity was illegal and considered a form of treason. Many Christians were prosecuted, including Paul and Peter, during a span of almost 300 years.