The Roman Empire enforced legal punishments for not believing in the official religion
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Historical evidence indicates that the Roman Empire increasingly enforced legal measures and coercion against individuals who did not adhere to the official state religion, particularly during the transition to a Christianized empire.
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Religious Dissent in Late Antiquity, 350-450
2019 · cited by 10
The historical analysis demonstrates how the late Roman Empire gradually introduced coercion and legislation against dissenting religious groups, including non-Christians and deviant Christians.
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Le gouvernement de l’empire et l’Église de Dioclétien à Arcadius
2025 · cited by 0
This study explains how the Roman state intervened in religious worship with coercive measures, legalizing religious intolerance against both early Christians and later pagans.