By the time Constantine declared himself a Christian in 313 CE, almost half of the Roman population had abandoned the traditional Roman gods for Christianity (Galloway 4). The reason for the spread of this particular religion was because the ideas behind it were simple and easy for the people of the Roman world to embrace. Christian rituals offered equality to its members (Renan 239). Upper and lower classes as well as slaves and women were able to participate …
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…to be followed, Christianity was orthodox. One merely had to have faith and one could consider him or herself a Christian. This made the conversion to Christianity an easy one (Class 11/19) Because Christianity spread so much in Rome, it flowed to every other part of the world. Christianity can be found almost eve! rywhere. The portablity and convenience of being a Christian is a major reason for it dispersing into so many places. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**