Why did Roman leaders begin to persecute Christians during the early centuries of the faith?

Christians refused to serve in the Roman army or pay taxes.

They would not worship the Roman gods and emperor as divine.

They attempted to create their own separate empire.

Their religious texts were written in a language no one understood.

What major event in 313 C.E. marked the turning point that stopped the Roman government's punishment of Christians?

The fall of the Western Roman Empire.

The writing of the Christian Bible.

The issuing of the Edict of Milan.

The final battle of Emperor Diocletian.

They were required to build Roman roads.

They faced arrest and even execution.

They were given special government jobs.

They were forced to move to Jerusalem.

He made Christianity the official state religion.

He created a new law granting them freedom to worship.

He outlawed all other religions except for Christianity.

He ordered all Roman citizens to attend church services.

The writing of the Nicene Creed.

Emperor Constantine's Edict of Milan.

The fall of Rome to outside invaders.

The division of the empire into two halves.