250 AD Persecution under Emperor Decius

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  In the turbulent milieu of 250 AD, the Roman Empire witnessed an unprecedented religious upheaval under Emperor Decius. His edicts instigated a severe persecution of Christians, a pivotal moment in the early Church’s history. Decius, born circa 201 AD and deceased in 251 AD, aimed to restore traditional Roman values and religious practices, inadvertently […]