One reference book states: “Never in human history had there been so long a span of general tranquility, and never again was peace to be maintained so steadily among so many people. ” How did the climate of peace benefit the early Christians?
وَهٰذِهِ ٱلشَّبَكَةُ سَهَّلَتْ عَلَى ٱلْجَيْشِ ٱلرُّومَانِيِّ ٱلْجَبَّارِ أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى أَيِّ مَكَانٍ لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنْ أَرْضِهِ وَفَرْضِ ٱلنِّظَامِ .‏