The Interactions between Rome and Christianity

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The Interactions between Rome and Christianity
Introduction
While the great civilization of Greece was declining, a new city to the West was emerging and increasing its dominance and power. Rome grew and developed from small settlements to a mighty civilization that consequently conquered the Mediterranean world, an aspect that saw the Romans build one of the most influential empires in history. This paper seeks to dig from the chronicles of primary sources in a bid to establish the interactions between Rome and Christianity.
Author of the Document and Background
Emeritus Professor Hans Pohlsander is the author of the bookConstantine the Great Roman Emperor. Emeritus Professor Hans Pohlsander is a native of Germany and was first appointed to the UAlbany faculty in the year 1962 as an emeritus where he served as the Department of Classics chairperson between 1972 and 1978. On the other hand, Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price authored the book Religions of Rome. The three authors are classical writers from the University of Cambridge. The authors therefore offer a radical survey of the religions that were prevalent in Rome before and after the advent of Christianity.
Rationale for Authorship
The primary rationale for the authorship of this document is to provide an overview of Christianity in the Roman Empire during the first three hundred years that was profoundly affected by the occurrences in the empire and Christianity during the fourth century (Hans 243). This author sets the foundation for the coming of a monotheistic form of religion by pointing at the development of Rome and some of the factors that opened the door for Christianity.
As Rome continued to enlarge as enlisted by this author, its republican approach of government increasingly grew unstable. Eventually...