Classical era · 303 CE – 313 CE

Diocletianic Persecution

The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices.

Diocletianic Persecution
Diocletianic Persecution · Jean-Léon Gérôme, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
303 CE – 313 CE
Where
Ancient Rome
Era
Classical

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