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Great Persecution - Coggle Diagram
Great Persecution
7 Edicts
1st 23rd Feb AD 303
Destruction of church buildings, scriptures burned, loss of civil rights loss of freedom of Christians and households. Meetings of worship forbidden, church property surrendered
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4th Spring AD 304 Diocletian in Ill health, Galarius in power
General sacrifice across Empire similar to Decius', Galarius happy to make martyrs. Euplius beheaded in Sicily. Crispini refused and executed among 5 others
5th Easter 306
Another sacrifice enforced by military Citizens names checked, relaxed in 308, capital punishment relaxed to lesser sanctions. Maximian tried to revive paganism and repress christianity
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Other facts
Dio did not want to persecute,
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