But Christians before the time of Christian Rome were certainly not out conquoring other people
so… all of like, three hundred years of their history? maybe closer to 250. Around the time of Constantine’s conversion, Christians were estimated at about 10% of the roman empire- mostly centered around Antioch and in Egypt. the Edict of Milan made it legal to be a christian in 313, following his conversion in 312.
At that point, Christians were able to find themselves increasingly in government leadership roles, until we bet to 380, when Theodosius I issued the Edict of Thessalonica, essentially mandated that all christians be catholic (specifically, adhere to the nicene orthodoxy.) leading to the consolidation of political power to what we would now call the catholic church.
so… all of like, three hundred years of their history? maybe closer to 250. Around the time of Constantine’s conversion, Christians were estimated at about 10% of the roman empire- mostly centered around Antioch and in Egypt. the Edict of Milan made it legal to be a christian in 313, following his conversion in 312.
At that point, Christians were able to find themselves increasingly in government leadership roles, until we bet to 380, when Theodosius I issued the Edict of Thessalonica, essentially mandated that all christians be catholic (specifically, adhere to the nicene orthodoxy.) leading to the consolidation of political power to what we would now call the catholic church.