Christians who lived in the first and second centuries C.E. were living at a time when the Roman Empire was at its zenith. The Pax Romana (Roman Peace) enabled commerce to flourish.
मृत्यूदंडाची शिक्षा झालेल्यांना आणि कालांतराने कित्येक ख्रिश्‍चनांना क्रूर प्राण्यांसमोर फेकून दिले जाई.