Early Christianity and the phenomenon of martyrdom is discussed in a very nice episode of In Our Time: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016ptt https://www.bb

Early Christianity and the phenomenon of martyrdom is discussed in a very nice episode of In Our Time: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016ptt https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016ptt If I recall correctly, the panelists express the idea that it might have been the feature that impressed the Romans most and served as a powerful ad for this new religion.