was the coming of christianity good or bad for the roman emipire?

Answer 1

Bad for the Romans
Disastrous for the rest of the world.

Answer 2

In MY opinion, it was a very bad thing for the Roman Empire when Christianity became its ONLY "official" religion.

Science was set back almost a thousand years. Rome had a wonderful system of aqueducts and sewers before the "Fall" of Rome (when it was still Pagan). After the rise of Christianity, it was considered to be evil to bathe or use latrines. Cleanliness was NOT next to Godliness in the "Middle Ages".

Hero of Alexandria was working with steam power in the first century CE and even invented a form of vending machine that dispensed blessed water for purification before entering a temple...

The coming of Christianity also heralded over a MILLENIUM of religious intolerance which was not found in pre-Christian Rome (which even allowed for the Jews to NOT worship Ceasar as a god.... )

These are just SOME of the reasons that I think that the coming of Christianity as the "official" religion of the Roman/Byzantine empire was a bad thing. Christianity, if it had been only ONE of MANY religions accepted, would not have created nearly as many problems as it has

Answer 3

In a nutshell, it was irrelevant; the downfall of Rome was imminent. Stemming from an empire that grew too large, engulfing most of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, making it very difficult to control properly. Furthermore, the east, west splitting of the Roman Empire created divisions amongst the rulers. And finally, the spoils of a thousand-year reign created a lax society. Hence, making way for the vandals and other barbaric tribes from the north to swoop down and gradually conquer the empire.

Answer 4

Do you know how HUGE an intellectual recession was put on humanity when Christianity took over?!!! The library in Alexandria was burned down, some say because of the Muslims, the Acadamy in Athens, destroyed by the Christians. Science, mechanics, astronomy, biology, all things Christians found simple explanations for, the Bible. Even today Christianity and science are like oil and water. In the long run I'd rather have science than God.

Answer 5

Difficult to say, as there is no "alternative" Roman Empire against which to measure. In certain ways it was good, although it ultimately put Western science and medicine back quite a ways.

Answer 6

As religion, it was a good thing. There were many causes of the breakdown of the Roman Empire.


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Answer 7

it's rather difficult to say, but the divisions between the chalcedonians, the monophysites and paulicians probably helped the islamic armies to conquer most of the middle east and north africa. also a lot of money and man power was tied up by the church and monestries. the constant doctrinal bickerings led to civil wars and disorder.

Answer 8

Good thing for them because they established the Catholic church and because of it they still manage to have influence to this day.