Christianity in Ancient Rome The way the Romans viewed Christianity is slightly different from the general theory. The Romans did not spend all their time hunting down Christians in order to crucify them or throw them to the lions. When Christianity first started in the Roman Empire, it was viewed as another sect of Judaism. There was no differentiating between the Jews and the Christians in the eyes of the Roman government. The Christians were …showed first 75 words of 979 total…

…showed last 75 words of 979 total…to condemning it. Another event that shows persecution of Christians was political is the fact it eventually was legalized. Not only was it legalized, but it was made the official religion of Rome. By the time it was legitimate, most Romans had already converted. The government just followed along with what the population was doing in order to make good politics. Everything the Roman government did about Christianity was centered around politics and not beliefs.