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This job demonstrates how the rise of Christianity helped to cause the decline of Rome.

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The solution talks about the divide between Christianity and paganism and the weakening of the Roman state.

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Christianity helped change the outlook of the Roman people. Instead of militant patriotism, it emphasized love, even for one's enemies, and was basically non-violent. Probably the varying attitudes of Roman emperors towards Christianity were confusing for the Roman people, as some accepted it or even ...

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