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Why were early Christians persecuted in Rome prior to the reign of Constantine​

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They did not worship the emperor as a god.

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Although it’s often claim that Christian were persecuted for the refusal to worship the emperor general dislike for Christians likely arose from their refusal to worship a God or take part in sacrifice which was excepted a love living in the Roman empire
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