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  • $\begingroup$ Perhaps also increase the openness & publicity of Mithraism. It was already widespread within the military. $\endgroup$
    – elemtilas
    Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 12:28
  • $\begingroup$ @elemtilas Didn't Mithraism already contributed as one of the major bridges from Roman polytheism to adopting Christianity? As I recall there was a lot of "blending" onto Christianity, which made it much more acceptable to Roman soldiers in the end. $\endgroup$
    – Upper_Case
    Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 16:07
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    $\begingroup$ A little fiddling, and you could have a charismatic barbarian leader make a go at converting the Romans to a form of paganism. That's not technically Roman polytheism, but it sure isn't Christianity. $\endgroup$
    – Cadence
    Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 19:12
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    $\begingroup$ +1 for pointing out that Constantine was but a single note in the symphony that is the Roman history of Christianity. $\endgroup$
    – JBH
    Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 20:52
  • $\begingroup$ I think one way to reduce Roman tolerance would be to keep their pantheon relatively small. It's much easier to smuggle a new god (and then build up your religion around him) when most people don't even know half of their original pantheon. $\endgroup$
    – Nolonar
    Commented Aug 11, 2018 at 20:57