Christian Roman empire
... Pliny did not know exactly what he should do, so he decided to persecute two Christian females. ... Some of the complaints in the piece can be related to true Christian practice. ... 5] It is obvious after reading the Theodosian Code that there was no separation between church and state during the Christian Roman Empire. ... Also, people could not go into public and argue or discuss the Christian religion. ... 6] The Christian Roman emperors REALLY did not like the heretics and pagans. ... The heretics were banned from all Catholic Churches and they were banished and driven away from the empire. ... An example of the Christian’s persecution is the “Great Prosecution” in 303-313 where they were forced to sacrifice and worship pagan gods or the pagans were going to burn the Christian’s sacred books.