Men from leading Roman families who declined to convert to Christianity were denied positions of power yet still received appointments; even up to the end of his life, two-thirds of his top government were non-Christian.
وحرم رجال من الأسر الرومانية الرائدة ممن رفضوا اعتناق المسيحية من مناصب في السلطة والتي كانت تتطلب تعييناً، وحتى نهاية حياته كانت ثلثي حكومته العليا من غير المسيحيون.