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1. Christian were harassed during the reigns of the emperor___ and ___.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Marcus Aurelius and diocletain

Answer 2

Answer:

Emperor Nero and Diocletian will be the correct answers

Explanation:

Two Roman rulers, Nero (AD 54-68) & Diocletian (AD 284–305), were among the most notorious emperors for promoting such oppression & torment for innumerable Christians, as according to their actions, all of which had already done, due to some specific incidents -

• Once Rome was set aflame during A.D. 64. That inferno, whose spanned nine days, was allegedly attributed to Nero. Nevertheless, Nero redirected his people's rage towards him by condemning their Christians for igniting the roman city ablaze. As a consequence, for the remainder of Nero's rule, the paganism population of Rome hunted down and massacred a huge proportion of Christians in very horrible oppression that continued for 4 years. During the initial universal onslaught for Christianity, numerous Saints, notably Peter & Paul, had been martyred.

• He allegedly resorted to other methods of punishment toward Christians. He used to have some stitched up inside untamed animal hides and then unleashed vicious dogs upon others till they were ripped into shreds. Additional Christians were also clad with waxy garments, shackled onto pillars, & lighted flames in Nero's courtyard. Several were slain by bows, while numerous others were dragged through into the coliseum whilst butchered by vicious lions as well as other wild creatures.
• Following Nero's first-extended persecution, another Roman ruler known as Diocletian maintained the same old pattern. According to Lactantius, when wintering at Nicomedia in 302, Diocletian and Galerius had a debate about imperial policies toward Christians. Diocletian claimed that barring Christians from both military and government positions will indeed suffice to placate the gods, whereas Galerius pleaded total genocide. These two men went into Didyma in order to attend the Oracle of Apollo. This oracle responded that the impious upon Earth had made it challenging for Apollo to offer counsel. Thus according to Eusebius, the Oracle said, "Those just on Earth...".Consequently, the members of the royal court warned Diocletian that such impious could only apply to their fellow Christians.
• Diocletian agreed to widespread vengeance just at the insistence of his court. Even though more persecutory directives were promulgated, commanding the detention of Christian priests and widespread deeds for sacrifices, these persecutory directives have further proved to be eventually ineffectual, as often these Christians escaped justice, while pagans were almost always unconcerned about the onslaught. These hardships of such victims reinforced their commitment to their fellow Christian believers. Constantius and Maximian did not enforce the latter persecutory doctrines, leaving western Christians unscathed, whilst Galerius revoked the same persecution directive in 311, concluding that perhaps the repression proved a failure to restore Christians to mainstream religion.
• During this siege, several Christian's transient defections, as well as submission of scriptures, played a crucial role in the ensuing Donatist dispute. During half a decade after the commencement of such an onslaught, the new Christian emperor Constantine would emerge as the absolute ruler of a kingdom as he will undo the same effects of the doctrines & hand over every seized asset back to Christians.
• Finally, Christianity became the dynasty's favored and recognized religion under its reign, however, Diocletian got vilified by imperial Christian heirs: Lactantius, who implied as their ascent could presage its catastrophe, but Diocletian was also recognized as Dukljan, the nemesis of God, in Serbian legend.

More about Emperor Nero -https://www.rlhymersjr.com/Online_Sermons/2007/042207PM_FirstGreatPersecution.html

More about Emperor Diocletian - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diocletian