Many of the most influential people including military generals and senators had not joined the movement of Christianity. As the religion became more and more prominent many officials felt like they were forced to join the Christian faith to continue their career. There was much tension because of the religion switch. Pagans started blaming Christians and their nonbelief in the gods for losing battles but although Christianity was the official religion, pagans posed as an intense power in odds with the political and religious power of the Christians. Something that changed intensely was the fact that Christians did not believe in the imperial Cult. So the emperors of the past and future would not be special in that way. Instead any common man could have contact with
Many of the most influential people including military generals and senators had not joined the movement of Christianity. As the religion became more and more prominent many officials felt like they were forced to join the Christian faith to continue their career. There was much tension because of the religion switch. Pagans started blaming Christians and their nonbelief in the gods for losing battles but although Christianity was the official religion, pagans posed as an intense power in odds with the political and religious power of the Christians. Something that changed intensely was the fact that Christians did not believe in the imperial Cult. So the emperors of the past and future would not be special in that way. Instead any common man could have contact with