Why did the Roman Empire persecute Christians?
Christians had started the fire of Rome
Christians believed that the emperor was a god
Romans feared that Christians would interfere with trade within the empire.
Christianity had become popular, and Romans feared that Christians might rebel.

All of those answers would work except that the Christians believed the emperor was God.

Explanation: The most prominent reason was, however that Nero accused the Christians of starting the Roman fire, however many say he himself did it.

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