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Her courage inspires one of the prison guards,A man called Pudens, to convert.
她的勇氣感動了一名監獄看守 他叫布田 之后他也加入了基督教
Thousands of Christians are executed.They become known as martyrs.
數千名基督教徒被處以死刑 他們就是人們所尊稱的殉道者
But the more Christians the Romans kill,The more popular the religion becomes.
但是羅馬人殺死的基督教徒越多 基督教就越是盛行
In 100 years, the number of followers grows from 200,000 to six million.
一百年間 基督教徒數量 由二十萬上升到六百萬
1 in 10 people in the empire is Christian.
在羅馬 每十人中就有一名基督教徒
From North Africa to Britain,
從北非到英國
The religion becomes so common all laws against it are lifted.
這個宗教變得如此流行 因此所有禁止它的法律均被廢除
And then, a watershed moment.
之后 一個轉折點來了
The year is 337.The emperor Constantine is dying.
公元337年 君士坦丁大帝駕崩
He makes a decision that will shape the future Of the Roman Empire.
臨終前他做出了一個決定 決定了整個羅馬帝國的未來
"The time is arrived I have long hoped for,"
我久久期盼的時刻終于到來
"With an earnest desire and prayer,"
作為一個虔誠的禱告者
"That I might obtain the salvation of God."
"我可能會得到主的救贖"
The most powerful man in the western world is baptized.
西方世界最強大的人接受了洗禮
For hundreds of years,Christianity was being quelled,
數百年來 基督教一直被羅馬帝國欺凌
and put down by the Roman Empire, even persecuted.
鎮壓甚至是迫害
Now it's okay to be a Christian.
不過現在信奉基督教就沒事了
