Persecution of Christians in Rome. The rulers spread the absurd rumor that they were devoted to orgies and incest
Christianity revolutionized the world and was one of the main causes, according to many scholars, of the end of the Roman Empire , which for centuries had based its strength on principles antithetical to those professed by the adepts of this new religion.
It is therefore not surprising that she and her followers were hated by the rulers, most of whom in fact carried out brutal repressions against them , but he also did not disdain to use the subtle and mean weapon of lies so that the population would have a negative and distorted image of them.
The most absurd rumors spread about Christians:it was said that "caused calamity" because of the stubborn refusal to venerate pagan gods, but also that they used to meet secretly in secret places to indulge in wild orgies, incest and even to eat children.
In principle not even the simplest and most naive Romans took these obvious nonsense seriously, but most of them, at least at the beginning, had a negative opinion of Christians and considered them bad citizens:the scriptures on which their Creed was basically based, they announced the advent of a new kingdom, in clear and clear opposition to the existence of the Empire, just as their repeated desire not to burn incense in honor of the emperor on his birthday.