complete 700 word western civilization essay
Read Correspondence of Pliny and the Emperor Trajan at:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pliny-trajan1.html
Using this source and the text, write an essay of 700-900 words answering the following questions.
- What were the chief features of the Roman Empire at its height during the second century CE?
- How did early Christian communities fit into the Roman Empire? How did Christianity contrast with other Roman religious beliefs?
- What kinds of political and administrative problems were suggested by the letters of Trajan and Pliny? What views do they have of Christians?
- What characteristics of Christianity made it attractive to Romans?