Christianization of the Roman Empire

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The Christianization of the Roman Empire was the historical process by which Christianity transformed from a persecuted sect into the dominant state religion, reshaping the empire’s religious, cultural, and political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural transformation ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
political transformation ⓘ
religious transformation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Roman Empire ⓘ
describedBySource Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
church historians of Late Antiquity ⓘ
endTime late 4th century ⓘ
followedBy Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Germanic kingdoms ⓘ
hasCause imperial conversion to Christianity ⓘ
imperial support for the Christian Church ⓘ
legalization of Christianity ⓘ
spread of early Christian communities ⓘ
hasEffect Christianization of Roman law and imperial ideology ⓘ
Christianization of urban spaces ⓘ
codification of Christian orthodoxy ⓘ
construction of churches and basilicas ⓘ
decline of traditional Roman polytheism ⓘ
establishment of Christianity as state religion ⓘ
growth of ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ
increased power of bishops ⓘ
integration of Church and imperial administration ⓘ
persecution of some non-Christian religious groups ⓘ
redefinition of Roman identity ⓘ
rise of Christian art and architecture ⓘ
suppression of some pagan cults ⓘ
transformation of Roman religious institutions ⓘ
hasMainSubject Christianity ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
hasPart Christianization of cities ⓘ
Christianization of festivals and calendar ⓘ
Christianization of imperial law ⓘ
Christianization of rural areas ⓘ
Christianization of the army ⓘ
Christianization of the imperial court ⓘ
imperial conversion ⓘ
legalization of Christianity ⓘ
location Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
mainParticipant Christian bishops ⓘ
Christian communities ⓘ
Roman emperors ⓘ
pagan elites ⓘ
significantEvent Constantine’s conversion to Christianity ⓘ
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Edict of Milan ⓘ
Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
Theodosius I’s anti-pagan legislation ⓘ
closure of pagan temples ⓘ
imperial patronage of the Church ⓘ
startTime 1st century ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ

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Ancient Greek religion → declinedUnder → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Edict of Milan → category → Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
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Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
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Christianization of the Roman Empire → hasPart → Christianization of festivals and calendar ⓘ
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Eleusis → declineCause → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Theodosian Code → religiousContext → Christian Roman Empire ⓘ
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Constantinian dynasty → knownFor → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
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Donation of Constantine → relatedTo → Constantinian shift ⓘ
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Metropolitan of Cappadocia → historicalContext → Christianization of Asia Minor ⓘ
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Church of the Roman Empire → experiencedEvent → Constantinian shift ⓘ
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Mithras → declineCause → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Resident Aliens → critiques → Constantinian Christianity ⓘ
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After Christendom? → critiques → Constantinian Christianity ⓘ
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House of Constantine → knownFor → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
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The Blood of the Martyrs → hasSubject → Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
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Cunctos populos edict → successorPolicyOf → Constantinian pro-Christian legislation ⓘ
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Sylvester I → associatedWith → Constantinian shift ⓘ
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Constantina → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of the Roman imperial court ⓘ
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Hillel II → historicalContext → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Gamaliel VI → historicalContext → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Bel of Palmyra → cultSuppressedBy → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Italic religions → followedBy → Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
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History of the Catholic Church in Italy → relatedTo → Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Caesar and Christ → coversTopic → Constantinian shift ⓘ
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