Diocletianic Persecution
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Diocletianic Persecution
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The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices. Later edicts targeted the clergy and demanded universal sacrifice, ordering all inhabitants to sacrifice to the gods. The persecution varied in intensity across the empire—weakest in Gau
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Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (303–313)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletianic_Persecution
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2005-09-08T16:59:33Z
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2024-09-09T20:22:51Z
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