Question

Based on the source and your knowledge of history,provide two reasons why Roman officials treated Christianity differently than other religions?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Romans felt threatened, and the early Christians were destroyers of culture and art in the name of their god.

Explanation:

The Romans felt extremely threatened by the defiance of the early Christians because they did not follow the customs of their time and place. They refused to pay taxes to their emperor, and they disobeyed a curfew that was supposed to keep the streets safe at night.

Early Christians were overall incredibly intolerant to other religions (including branches of themselves) that did not worship exactly the way the wanted. They burned the Library of Alexandria which held knowledge from all over the known world, and the destruction of was a cultural catastrophe that triggered the Dark Ages. They smashed statues and temples of other religions. It was laughable that they still wanted respect and tolerance after all monstrosities they had committed against Pagans, Jews, Arabs, and other religious and ethnic groups.