On this day in the year 250 A.D. ...
From the The One Year Book of Christian History by E. Michael and Sharon Rusten:
On January 3, 250, Roman Emperor Trajanus Decius published an edict requiring all citizens to offer sacrifices to Roman gods. "Those who did so were given certificates as evidence of their compliance while those who refused were imprisoned or executed."
On January 3, 250, Roman Emperor Trajanus Decius published an edict requiring all citizens to offer sacrifices to Roman gods. "Those who did so were given certificates as evidence of their compliance while those who refused were imprisoned or executed."
posted by Bill Blue at Monday, January 03, 2005
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