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They weren't expected to sacrifice, either to the emperor
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or to other gods.
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So the Romans, basically, were very tolerant.
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When they weren't tolerant was when some religious group or
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club started looking like they might be rebellious.
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If they started looking like insurrection would happen,
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the Romans didn't do it.
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So the Romans, for example,
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outlawed volunteer fire departments,
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in local places, because they were afraid that
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volunteer fire departments could be a place where locals,
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especially maybe lower-class locals,