Tertullian said of the emperor that "our God has appointed him," and Athenagoras defended the hereditary nature of the imperial throne, thus getting involved in the politics of the time.
Tertullian o ne a re mmusimogolo "o tlhomilwe ke Modimo wa rona" mme Athenagoras ene o ne a ema nokeng kgang ya go bo bogosi bo ne bo abelanwa go ya ka losika, ka go dira jalo a nna le seabe mo dipolotiking tsa motlha oo.