Why did the Roman Empire persecute Christians? Christians had started the fire of Rome. Christians believed that the emperor was a god. Romans feared that Christians would interfere with trade within the empire. Christianity had become popular, and Romans feared that Christians might rebel.

What city of ancient russia was heavily influenced by the byzantine merchants?

Explain how zollverein, a tariff agreement, to unite the german states.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.