04-29-2009, 07:55 PM
Interesting question. It depends on what you mean.
When did the empire's inhabitants become majority Christian ?
When did the empire get its first Christian Emperor ?
When did the empire become officially Christian ?
All different answers to these questions.
Constantine was the first Christian Emperor but most of the empire remained pagan for several decades, perhaps up to a century.
Christianity becomes the official state religion under Theodosius I, the last sole Emperor of the empire. Unlike Constantine, he ruled as a devout Christian and was baptised long before his death.
The last remnants of paganism were finally suppressed by the reign of Justinian I.
Vale,
~Theo
When did the empire's inhabitants become majority Christian ?
When did the empire get its first Christian Emperor ?
When did the empire become officially Christian ?
All different answers to these questions.
Constantine was the first Christian Emperor but most of the empire remained pagan for several decades, perhaps up to a century.
Christianity becomes the official state religion under Theodosius I, the last sole Emperor of the empire. Unlike Constantine, he ruled as a devout Christian and was baptised long before his death.
The last remnants of paganism were finally suppressed by the reign of Justinian I.
Vale,
~Theo
Jaime
