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In 'Sapiens' Yuval Noah Harrari claims that Romans did not really mind early Christians until Christians refused to acknowledge Roman gods which was meant to be more of a political 'pledge of allegiance' rather than a serious point of theological difference. How well supported is this claim?

by /u/JimmyRecard in /r/AskHistorians

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