What did Constantines “edict of Milan” allow?
The effects of the legitimization of Christianity, and the Roman public’s reaction to it, were mixed. For the Christians themselves, it was an unprecedented boon. After the Edict of Milan, all manner of new avenues were opened to Christians, including the right to compete with pagan Romans in the traditional cursus honorum for high government positions, and greater acceptance into general civil society. New churches were allowed to be constructed, including the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre … http://www.experiencefestival.
