How Did Christianity Contribute To The Fall Of Rome
The Fall of Rome
The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade, led Rome to fall. There are many theories in which led up to the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. Some of which are Christianity, the Eastern Empire, and economic problems. Most of the problems that contributed to the fall of Rome had come from within the city; political, economic, and religious factors to be specific. …show more content…
It was appealed to the majority of the people of the Roman Empire. It was something new for the Romans to put their faith in which led Christianity to spread, eventually leading it to be first legalized in 313 and then becoming the states religion in 380. Christianity gave Romans a cause and it stressed the ideal of striving for a goal. When Christianity came into play it displaced the current religion of Polytheistic. Polytheistic religion gave the emperor an important status thus giving him the impression that Christianity was becoming a threat. Many romans had committed their faith to Christianity and it became important to their daily life. Once the Roman Emperors denied the right of free worship, Romans became angered. This led to many social problems as Romans objected to Roman politics. The Christian belief was in one God who was not the emperor, in which weakened the power and authority of the emperor. When the emperors chose to outlaw Christianity this became a major problem that contributed to the fall of
The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade, led Rome to fall. There are many theories in which led up to the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. Some of which are Christianity, the Eastern Empire, and economic problems. Most of the problems that contributed to the fall of Rome had come from within the city; political, economic, and religious factors to be specific. …show more content…
It was appealed to the majority of the people of the Roman Empire. It was something new for the Romans to put their faith in which led Christianity to spread, eventually leading it to be first legalized in 313 and then becoming the states religion in 380. Christianity gave Romans a cause and it stressed the ideal of striving for a goal. When Christianity came into play it displaced the current religion of Polytheistic. Polytheistic religion gave the emperor an important status thus giving him the impression that Christianity was becoming a threat. Many romans had committed their faith to Christianity and it became important to their daily life. Once the Roman Emperors denied the right of free worship, Romans became angered. This led to many social problems as Romans objected to Roman politics. The Christian belief was in one God who was not the emperor, in which weakened the power and authority of the emperor. When the emperors chose to outlaw Christianity this became a major problem that contributed to the fall of