[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p3ch2z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p3","From 50 BC to the Fall of Rome","De 50 a. C. a la caída de Roma","50 BC → 476","50 a. C. → 476",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Pont du Gard.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont%20du%20Gard.JPG","/assets/p3-zero-rome-fall-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p3ch2","Living in Roman Gaul (AD 0 to 100)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p3ch2z1","The East in Gaul: A Journey of Faith","\u003Cp>Christianity did not reach Gaul through military conquest, but through ports and marketplaces. It was a religion carried by travellers.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🌍 The Rhône corridor\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In the 2nd century, Gaul was fully integrated into Mediterranean trade. Lyon (\u003Cstrong>Lugdunum\u003C/strong>) was the crossroads where goods from the East arrived. Along with silk and spices, merchants also brought ideas.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Language\u003C/strong>: the first Christians in Gaul spoke \u003Cstrong>Greek\u003C/strong>, the international trade language of the time.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Networks\u003C/strong>: they settled first in cosmopolitan districts, where people were used to foreign cultures.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏺 An urban spread\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The new faith spread first in cities. Why?\u003C/p>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Density\u003C/strong>: ideas circulate faster in forums and workshops.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Social mixing\u003C/strong>: Christianity attracted those who felt excluded from Rome’s rigid system (slaves, women, small craftsmen).\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Message\u003C/strong>: the idea of one God who loves each individual, whatever their rank, was revolutionary.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ol>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Arrival via the Mediterranean and moving up the \u003Cstrong>Rhône\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>First language used: \u003Cstrong>Greek\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>A religion that first took root in \u003Cstrong>cities\u003C/strong> (Lyon, Vienne).\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Carried by merchants from Asia Minor (today’s Turkey).\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>📸 Image credits\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Lugdunum — [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Christianity did not reach Gaul through military conquest, but through ports and marketplaces. It was a religion carried by travellers. In-depth look at The",1778543095736]