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
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Hellenistic Jews declineCause Christianization of the Roman Empire
Christianization of Europe hasPart Christianization of the Roman Empire
Late Antiquity characterizedBy Christianization of the Roman Empire
Diocletianic Persecution partOf Roman–Christian relations
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Christianization of the Roman Empire hasPart Christianization of festivals and calendar
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Eleusis declineCause Christianization of the Roman Empire
Theodosian Code religiousContext Christian Roman Empire
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Helena roleIn Christianization of the Roman Empire
Constantinian dynasty knownFor Christianization of the Roman Empire
Constantinus Magnus legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Constantinus Magnus associatedWith Christianization of the Roman Empire
Serapis declineCause Christianization of the Roman Empire
Sanctuary of Olympia declineCause Christianization of the Roman Empire
subject linked to: sanctuary of Olympia
Christianization of rural areas isRelatedTo Christianization of the Roman Empire
Edict of Thessalonica historicalContext Christianization of the Roman Empire
Donation of Constantine relatedTo Constantinian shift
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Metropolitan of Cappadocia historicalContext Christianization of Asia Minor
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Church of the Roman Empire experiencedEvent Constantinian shift
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Mithras declineCause Christianization of the Roman Empire
Resident Aliens critiques Constantinian Christianity
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
After Christendom? critiques Constantinian Christianity
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
House of Constantine knownFor Christianization of the Roman Empire
Historia Nea criticalOf Christianization of the Roman Empire
Saint Helena associatedWith Christianization of the Roman Empire
Lycaonians religiousChange Christianization in Late Antiquity
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
House of Theodosius significantEvent Christianization of the Roman Empire
Book I (Divine Institutes) historicalContext Christianization of the Roman Empire
subject linked to: Book I
late Roman Christianity associatedWith Christianization of the Roman Empire
Arian controversy historicalContext Christianization of the Roman Empire
Arian controversy historicalContext Constantinian shift
linked to: Christianization of the Roman Empire
Statue of Constantine the Great significantEvent Christianization of the Roman Empire
subject linked to: statue of Constantine the Great