Millard County Chronicle | 1926-01-28 | Page 6 | Christian Martyrs

Christian Martyrs The dates utes of the most violent Christian pel'S persecutions under Roman Homan emperors were as follows Nero G CJ- CJ I. I 68 S 05 Trojan Trajan lOG Marcus Marcus Mar Mar- cus eus Aurelius 11 i Septimus Severus Maximus 2 f 8 Decius Dectus 2 Valerian 2 R Aurell n 31 UI the era ern of the martyrs rs The reason rensen for Christian persecution according to Roman historians was not en on account of their religious beliefs so much muchas as by the thc Christian re refusal fusul to con on conform conform form to the state stat rell religion ion and na nn national national law Religion was an nn integral part of ot Roman human law