Editing Religious discrimination (section)

===Ancient===
Jews faced religious discrimination in the [[Roman Empire]]. The low point was the expulsion of Jews from [[Jerusalem]] and subsequent paganization of the city during the reign of Emperor [[Hadrian]] (117–138 AD), which led to the [[Jewish diaspora]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia 
| author1=Richard Gottheil
| author2=Samuel Krauss
| volume= VI
| pages= 134–135
|title=Hadrian
| date= 1901
|url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7015-hadrian|access-date=2 January 2023|encyclopedia=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref>

[[Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire]] was widespread. [[Christianity]] threatened the polytheistic order of the [[Roman Empire]] because of the importance of [[evangelism]] in Christianity. Under the [[Neronian persecution]], Rome began to discriminate against monotheists who refused to worship the Roman gods. [[Nero]] blamed Christians for the [[Great Fire of Rome]] (64 AD).<ref name=whitby>{{cite book |editor1-last=Whitby |editor1-first=Michael |editor2-last=Streeter |editor2-first=Joseph |title=Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy GEM de Ste.Croix |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-927812-1}}</ref> During the [[Decian persecution]], [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerianic persecution]], and [[Diocletianic Persecution]], Christians were slaughtered by being thrown to wild beasts, churches were destroyed, priests were imprisoned, and scriptures were confiscated. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianhistoryproject.org/to-the-decian-persecution/irenaeus/|title=Irenaeus – The mass slaughter of Lyon's Christians|work=Christian History Project}}</ref><ref name="whitby"/>

Religious discrimination against Christians ended with the [[Edict of Milan]] (313 AD), and the [[Edict of Thessalonica]] (380 AD) made Christianity the official religion of the empire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Persecution in the Early Church |url=http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history/persecution.htm |publisher=Religion Facts}}</ref> By the 5th century Christianity became the dominant religion in Europe and took a reversed role, discriminating against [[Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire|pagans]], [[Heresy|heretics]], and [[Anti-Judaism#Christian anti-Judaism|Jews]].<ref>MacMullen, R. ''Christianizing The Roman Empire A.D.100-400'', Yale University Press, 1984, {{ISBN|0-300-03642-6}}</ref>