Christian persecution in the Roman Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Emperor_Diocletian
Emperor Nero
gptkbp:causedBy Roman_authorities
gptkbp:depicts art and literature
gptkbp:documentedIn early_Christian_writers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christian persecution in the Roman Empire
gptkbp:includes imprisonment
torture
executions
gptkbp:influenced political factors
local governors
religious factors
Christian_theology
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Christian_martyr_stories
inspiration_for_Christian_martyrs
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical research
historical debate
Christian_apologetics
early_Christian_sermons
gptkbp:is_characterized_by public spectacles
confiscation of property
exile_of_Christians
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:Christian_iconography
gptkbp:is_part_of the larger context of religious persecution
Roman_imperial_policy
the_narrative_of_Christian_triumph
gptkbp:is_popular_among later historians
religious intolerance
Roman_historians
gptkbp:is_supported_by the populace
pagan philosophers
gptkbp:led_to formation of underground churches
the_establishment_of_Christian_holidays
gptkbp:meets resistance_from_Christians
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Christian_apologists
Roman_legal_codes
gptkbp:performedBy 1st to 4th centuries AD
gptkbp:politicalPosition power struggles
gptkbp:resultedIn martyrdom_of_many_Christians
gptkbp:significantEvent the history of religious freedom.
Christian_history
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Christians
gptkbp:theme Christian_literature
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Christian_unity
Christian_missionary_work
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in a threat to the state
the_spread_of_Christianity
the_development_of_Christian_doctrine
the_eventual_legalization_of_Christianity
the_eventual_rise_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
the_formation_of_Christian_identity
gptkbp:was_a_response_to political unrest
the_rise_of_Christianity
refusal_to_worship_Roman_gods
gptkbp:was_a_result_of social tensions
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:Roman_officials
scapegoating_of_Christians