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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Christian faith was initially allowed in Rome, just like Mithraism, however the allure proved to great for Constantine and it became the de facto faith.

However Christianity absorbed a lot of rituals of pagan religions in order to gain foothold in the North.