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•  Christians and Jews were monotheistic, conflicted with Roman beliefs
• Christianity appealed to the poor
• Roman leaders began to embrace Christianity
•  AD 313: Constantine has a battlefield conversion
• He issues the Edict of Milan
• Not only no persecution, but the approval of Christianity
• Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome
• Edict of Milan

•  200 BC- 600 AD
• Christianity kept on spreading throughout Europe to barbarians in middle ages
• Catholic Church became a powerful force
• Emperor vs. Christianityt