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<p>[QUOTE="Matthew Kruse, post: 7661883, member: 107431"]With all due respect, why would it not be a blessing for the empire to support Christianity? Do you think it was better where someone would be killed for practicing their faith? Once Christianity was made the official religion by the Council of Nicaea, people weren't <i>forced</i> to be Christian. Under Diocletian though I believe, citizens were forced to worship the Roman gods or be punished by death. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not saying Constantine was a good guy or anything (especially because he killed his wife and son) but that doesn't mean he couldn't have done good things. And this is just what I understand from ancient history, I am nowhere near an expert in the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/L73TDEwUbUPc9zG6hXRfGTNrJ2jPT1trw_AmmkzHXD-aGKWQHi5Ki6Jx5UrP36gtm1cpEy4GNg4cuSpBh_TQGD_MY1XS9itaILNnci3Z_tkzIJ4bTX-2kF5vHCwbi4pRN9ecyPGx0rdxAaPNueta4Up9yeU0Fe06UOx5Iq8AkHXxVzRNIzY0oj-_IXOEpH-4Pbqj88XVLkpXWfCtkXWdReVrL3o7malxuRyxHNVaYFL8nATlLRDPuD7SiY-yrwHm6kT24TptADKPktobeNdBJDBym59PvnkPvookEXjBSGbC8B_aAQxUOB7Ht4PEvnpXRQBbUIy2EzIuViYijzJvbKGbSb4-3PzHDiaUvsHsLMCLl5jAsdjPcmnQkaLpRbT4ga85940QzNOaQWfKhprm5In2mbKl5eP0GHwCQTHz7zrII3Cws26WE42XucgXw8MIvhvU9KSDaKIYFEXPQCfykd14sauEavO3J1_oXNQiuRFHJQoq88LiRS5RvUsIY43-fH7re4eb5FfNCS4OiB7uvHdAAsssQHC-EigQzTokTmvivRRPGH-HbPBtzZW_PqHGxd1C5-4rSsV-xcDQbN81nyQ96y6FmmDoUyYS2cOGU_auqFBzl8veGyzYkLqX8G7ox54sjb59gr65SEsq-Di_w5_M0oxJGNVcExxXLg0m4Ih4YwugrROi2Vkelr52xttHUINtFc7mwciAkwbb7X2S-Rk=w1223-h1089-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/r_GI4yb1lQu_GdWdM-zG4rSic7uFhT2ndAJYwxEsy8yOV0FTK5Z1-AZxo8ua_uM4qUz3_wOjIYOcbuOa1JKVigJqh9YjhUacOg5VFKBKVoS9ejs4GwSQlrMbwRT460PXM_gX-fDuMCwnyB4bJAf8Br6oEg30fi5HE7tNLI3kbfh3-5Ndsr3sMGvvQOpkPip_pktlDf4Hgwxy9hP1CIgjqiAQ0SDSTUuQ4ygY3zL7rjz5nnv6AD1I6Qazht7W6-PBbsHY9YK5_8sA8W31VWaS3-1Tk3xoGoAMdT-WMbHo8ZG4tyWU3xu5q8oeosw5HRRBtMOuzv7sccy4plufJ87RgT1CFydq361k1bvOhrfs0t4TdOsIHg83-WCxQBKmXSw0ODaS2peOg6bdKSMpTJLcsk5fJHL4a0nWBPwFdxNsufRBMxHARfQPxQhxRkRswjaEIx_i5QOaKykzDSY5_m2qHvsSCDQNc__irlObnD4HnykLT4cTbnaZGYL3OIeYLJdfyrRC6tDAehOb-hFxmcAvs687nE0mrqT8edfuC3EaiMgT0o3SnE1yUOhmPITvCbSC7lCgnbUFI2Z02lYsE_qbWDQr1ogyNL5wH0qJAhkE5xyCw6JfgYgWogD154l3szacQELQj9DoYWjUGgbS6R0vDMbvUH8awIL1fQ8YMPgFUpU1R0xmfhdEnfCsdSGJ7NJyV21ANzVjvzGCtT_aOG4S0S0=w1149-h1089-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine the Great (307-337 A.D.)</p><p>Heraclea Mint[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Matthew Kruse, post: 7661883, member: 107431"]With all due respect, why would it not be a blessing for the empire to support Christianity? Do you think it was better where someone would be killed for practicing their faith? Once Christianity was made the official religion by the Council of Nicaea, people weren't [I]forced[/I] to be Christian. Under Diocletian though I believe, citizens were forced to worship the Roman gods or be punished by death. I'm not saying Constantine was a good guy or anything (especially because he killed his wife and son) but that doesn't mean he couldn't have done good things. And this is just what I understand from ancient history, I am nowhere near an expert in the subject. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/L73TDEwUbUPc9zG6hXRfGTNrJ2jPT1trw_AmmkzHXD-aGKWQHi5Ki6Jx5UrP36gtm1cpEy4GNg4cuSpBh_TQGD_MY1XS9itaILNnci3Z_tkzIJ4bTX-2kF5vHCwbi4pRN9ecyPGx0rdxAaPNueta4Up9yeU0Fe06UOx5Iq8AkHXxVzRNIzY0oj-_IXOEpH-4Pbqj88XVLkpXWfCtkXWdReVrL3o7malxuRyxHNVaYFL8nATlLRDPuD7SiY-yrwHm6kT24TptADKPktobeNdBJDBym59PvnkPvookEXjBSGbC8B_aAQxUOB7Ht4PEvnpXRQBbUIy2EzIuViYijzJvbKGbSb4-3PzHDiaUvsHsLMCLl5jAsdjPcmnQkaLpRbT4ga85940QzNOaQWfKhprm5In2mbKl5eP0GHwCQTHz7zrII3Cws26WE42XucgXw8MIvhvU9KSDaKIYFEXPQCfykd14sauEavO3J1_oXNQiuRFHJQoq88LiRS5RvUsIY43-fH7re4eb5FfNCS4OiB7uvHdAAsssQHC-EigQzTokTmvivRRPGH-HbPBtzZW_PqHGxd1C5-4rSsV-xcDQbN81nyQ96y6FmmDoUyYS2cOGU_auqFBzl8veGyzYkLqX8G7ox54sjb59gr65SEsq-Di_w5_M0oxJGNVcExxXLg0m4Ih4YwugrROi2Vkelr52xttHUINtFc7mwciAkwbb7X2S-Rk=w1223-h1089-no?authuser=0[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/r_GI4yb1lQu_GdWdM-zG4rSic7uFhT2ndAJYwxEsy8yOV0FTK5Z1-AZxo8ua_uM4qUz3_wOjIYOcbuOa1JKVigJqh9YjhUacOg5VFKBKVoS9ejs4GwSQlrMbwRT460PXM_gX-fDuMCwnyB4bJAf8Br6oEg30fi5HE7tNLI3kbfh3-5Ndsr3sMGvvQOpkPip_pktlDf4Hgwxy9hP1CIgjqiAQ0SDSTUuQ4ygY3zL7rjz5nnv6AD1I6Qazht7W6-PBbsHY9YK5_8sA8W31VWaS3-1Tk3xoGoAMdT-WMbHo8ZG4tyWU3xu5q8oeosw5HRRBtMOuzv7sccy4plufJ87RgT1CFydq361k1bvOhrfs0t4TdOsIHg83-WCxQBKmXSw0ODaS2peOg6bdKSMpTJLcsk5fJHL4a0nWBPwFdxNsufRBMxHARfQPxQhxRkRswjaEIx_i5QOaKykzDSY5_m2qHvsSCDQNc__irlObnD4HnykLT4cTbnaZGYL3OIeYLJdfyrRC6tDAehOb-hFxmcAvs687nE0mrqT8edfuC3EaiMgT0o3SnE1yUOhmPITvCbSC7lCgnbUFI2Z02lYsE_qbWDQr1ogyNL5wH0qJAhkE5xyCw6JfgYgWogD154l3szacQELQj9DoYWjUGgbS6R0vDMbvUH8awIL1fQ8YMPgFUpU1R0xmfhdEnfCsdSGJ7NJyV21ANzVjvzGCtT_aOG4S0S0=w1149-h1089-no?authuser=0[/IMG] Constantine the Great (307-337 A.D.) Heraclea Mint[/QUOTE]
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