Well the empire was in deep shit in the 100 years preceding its adoption of Christianity (and in no way was it particularly tolerant before that). The next 100

Well the empire was in deep shit in the 100 years preceding its adoption of Christianity (and in no way was it particularly tolerant before that). The next 100 after Constantine were a bit of a mixed bag. Then in the 500s it seemed like everything might go back to normal but climate change, plague and Islam intervened.. want to learn from whom did Christians learnt burning witches? (even though that was almost never a think until the late middle ages): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_hunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_hunt > In 331 BC, a deadly epidemic hit Rome and at least 170 women were executed for causing it > another epidemic hit Italy, and about 5,000 people were brought to trial and executed for veneficium That was pretty regular until Christians took over and brought their own ideas of whom to persecute instead..