“Therefore, your Worship should know that it has pleased us to remove all conditions whatsoever, which were in the rescripts formerly given to you officially, concerning the Christians and now any one of these who wishes to observe Christian religion may do so freely and openly, without molestation.” Who among the following leaders was a signatory to the document quoted above?
Explanation
Answer: C - Constantine, the 57th Emperor of the Roman Empire, and his co-Emperor Licinius were signatories to the Edict of Milan in 313 C.E. (the text quoted above). The order protected the practice of all religions in the Roman Empire, chiefly the practice of Christianity. Until the Edict of Nantes, Christians were often persecuted. Constantine ultimately converted to Christianity, which established a precedent for rulers to act as both political/military leaders and religious leaders.
