persecution under Diocletian
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:hasGoals |
most_severe_persecutions_in_Roman_history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
persecution under Diocletian
|
| gptkbp:includes |
imprisonment of clergy
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
later_Christian_policies
|
| gptkbp:involved |
torture and execution
confiscation of property |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkb:the_Council_of_Nicaea gptkb:Christian_apologists Edict of Milan intense violence the early church leaders the_rise_of_the_Byzantine_Empire Christian_resistance_movements the_legalization_of_Christianity the_establishment_of_Christianity_as_state_religion |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
public executions
forced_sacrifices_to_Roman_gods state-sponsored_violence_against_Christians |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical texts
Eusebius of Caesarea the Acts of the Martyrs the_writings_of_Lactantius |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
pagan_traditions
|
| gptkbp:isReferencedBy |
gptkb:early_Christian_martyrs
Christian_martyrs_like_St._George |
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
desire to unify the empire
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
Great Persecution
the rise of underground churches |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
Diocletian's_reign
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
martyrdom_of_many_Christians
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Christians
|
| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
the social fabric of the empire
various provinces of the empire Christian_communities the_Roman_military |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the_Tetrarchy_system
Roman_religious_policy the_broader_context_of_Roman_religious_intolerance |