12 Bronze Roman Coins, Rise of Christianity in Ancient Rome,,Album,Certif.EB C1
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Rise of Christianity in Ancient Rome,12 Bronze Roman Coins With Album,Story and Certificate.Coins may vary from pictures.The Rise of Christianity is nothing short of miraculous. This remarkable collection tells the story in coins. This set contains genuine bronze Roman coins from the Third and Fourth centuries CE.In the 300 years between the death of Jesus and the death of Constantine the Great, Christianity went from being the nascent belief system of a few dozen disciples to the official religion of the mighty Roman Empire. Its meteoric rise is nothing short of miraculous. This remarkable collection tells the story in coins.Gallienus issued the Edict of Toleration, making Christianity legal in the Empire for the first time. Claudius II Gothicus reversed this decision, persecuting Christians in the realm. Constantine I was the first Christian emperor. He and Licinius I issued the Edict of Milan in 313, decreeing that all Christians in Rome must be treated benevolently. Constantine's sons Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans maintained their father's policy. Only Julian II, called the Apostate by the Church, attempted to revert to paganism, but by then it was too late. By the time of Valentinian, Valens and Gratian, Rome was officially Christian; indeed, those three emperors converted barbarians to Christianity.1. Gallienus,
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