KnowraPersecution of Christians in the Roman EmpireLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 2Compared with 1Edict of MilanCompared with: The agreement rejected coercive suppression as imperial policy toward Christian worship.Roman imperial cultRelated: Refusal to perform public sacrifices could be treated as disloyalty, though persecution had other causes too.Desert FathersRelated: The end of major persecutions changed the meaning of Christian witness and ascetic withdrawal.Christian martyrdomNarrower topic: Roman prosecutions supplied many early examples of Christians killed for refusing sacrifice or renunciation.House churchRelated: Periods of danger could make discreet domestic assembly especially valuable.Apostolic AgeRelated: Evidence for persecution in the first century is sparse and differs from later imperial campaigns.Pope LinusRelated: Stories connecting Linus’s death to persecution belong to later tradition, not secure contemporary documentation.Pope Sylvester INarrower topic: Sylvester led the Roman church soon after the Great Persecution ended.Religion in ancient RomeBroader topic: These conflicts exposed the political consequences of rejecting public cult obligations.