Why did the Roman Empire persecute Christians? Christians had started the fire of Rome. Christians believed that the emperor was a god. Romans feared that Christians would interfere with trade within the empire. Christianity had become popular, and Romans feared that Christians might rebel.

Which of these did the soviet union do in 1961? it built a wall through berlin to keep people from moving to the west. it used force to destroy a wall the united states had built in berlin. it convinced the british and french to merge their zones in berlin with the soviet zone. it threatened to bomb berlin if the united states did not leave within 30 days.