by the Greco-Roman time era when it comes to religion, however it remained bound with the past when it came to the economy.
             While Christianity was spreading in the Greco-Roman world, that world was itself undergoing revolutionary changes. Internally, the empire never solved the problem of a stable, peaceful succession of capable leaders. Emperors usually appointed their successors, but some proved useless or unstable. From the beginning, the rule of force was established as superior to the rule of law, allowing many generals to challenge the succession. The simple technology of the day placed limitations on the empire's growth. For example, a peaceful society allowed for increased trade and greater prosperity, which produced larger cities, but the unsanitary conditions of the larger cities also stimulated disease, which the improved transportation systems spread empire-wide (Solway). Thus the empire suffered from several ser
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