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250: The Persecution of Decius

Byzantine fresco of St Mercurius, a victim of Decius’ persecution (1295) (Public Domain)

 

The Roman Emperor Decius begins the first general persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire in 250. The persecution is an attempt to retrieve the favour of the gods in the great crisis of the 3rd century. All subjects of the Empire are ordered to sacrifice to the old gods on pain of death.

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177: The Persecution of Lugdunum
303: The Great Persecution

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