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Apr 23, 2024 · Domitian persecuting Christians is a commonly accepted alternative fact. But he is not named in Revelation. Most now see him as innocent.
The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecution against the Christians. In his rage he put to death some of the Roman senators, some through malice; and others to confiscate their estates.
There was no general persecution, which took in all parts of the empire, until the reign of Decius (249-251), but Domitian's cruelty and ferocity were extreme, and many persons of the highest rank fell under his condemnation and suffered banishment and even death, not especially on account of Christianity, though there were Christians among ...
The Augustus Diocletian ( r. 283–305) began the Diocletianic persecution, the final general persecution of Christians, which continued to be enforced in parts of the empire until the Augustus Galerius ( r. 310–313) issued the Edict of Serdica and the Augustus Maximinus Daza ( r. 310–313) died.
Mar 3, 2021 · The occasion of Domitian's persecution of the Christians has been much discussed. Several causes for his attack upon the church have been assigned: the unsocial habits of the Christians; the prevalent charges against them that they were atheists, child- murderers, and addicted to malevolent magic; Domitian's zeal for
Aug 3, 2018 · It’s common to encounter claims that the Roman emperor Domitian was a major persecutor of Christians and that he demanded divine worship, insisting on being called “Lord and God.”
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no, or hardly any perceptible, persecution of the Christian Church under Domitian. The most important sources for our problem are the passages from Suetonius and Dio Cassius on Domitian's rule, but particularly impor-tant are the passages on Domitian's attitude towards what both writers call 'living according to Jewish life and customs'.
