The church and the roman rule in the 1st century (Asia minor region) in literary sources and based on archaeological researches

The Church and the Roman Rule in the 1st Century (Asia Minor Region) in Literary Sources and Based on Archaeological Researches The article concerns the issue of mutual relations between the Christian Church and the Roman rule in the 1st century: the Christians’ attitude to paganism in general and to an emperor cult in particular, the reaction of the Roman authorities to the emergence of new Christian communities. Based on historical documents of the 1st-2nd centuries and materials of modern archaeological research, these issues receive a detailed disclosure, outlining the historical and political atmosphere which existed in Asia Minor region.