Religiosity

Did declaring Christianity the state religion cause the fall of the Roman Empire?

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    Religiosity
N ot likely. The last emperor of the entire Roman Empire was Theodosius I. In 380 AD he issued the Edict of Thessalonica declaring Christianity the state church of the realm. Within 96 years, the 1,200-year-old Roman Empire ceased to exist. Why? The most often cited reasons include political corruption, division of the empire, weakening of the military, and invasion by Germanic tribes. In the…

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