The Diocletianic Persecution or Great Persecution (303 AD). Emperor Diocletian ordered the closing of churches and confiscation of holy books. Faced with opposition from the faithful, began a persecution of Christianity. Christian delivered to the beasts after the Edict of Diocletian. Colored engraving.
The Diocletianic Persecution or Great Persecution (303 AD). Emperor Diocletian ordered the closing of churches and confiscation of holy books. Faced with opposition from the faithful, began a persecution of Christianity. Christian delivered to the beasts after the Edict of Diocletian. Colored engraving.