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Nazareth according to the tradition is the place where Jesus spent his childhood and youth.
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The Paul of Tarsus thought the gospel of Christ to the first century world. Paul traveled all across the Mediterranean spreading the word of Jesus.
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In the great fire of Rome Nero used Christians as scapegoats for the fire to draw attention away from the fire. There are theories that Nero thinks that the Christians started the fire. Many people hated Christians and wouldn't mind if they got blamed.
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This is when the first Roman and Jewish war began. Overtime Christianity grew more and more in Rome.
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Perpetua was a christian martyr who wrote the passion of saints. She was also a martyr for her belief in Christianity. Martyrs were highly valued by Christians. this helped strengthen the numbers in the church.
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The great persecution of 33 ce was when three emperors issued a series of edicts that made Christianity and other religions illegal. Meaning that Romans needed to follow the traditional religion of Rome.
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Constantine the great was a Roman empire that ruled from 306 to 337 AD. Constantine played a big role in the proclamation of the edict of Milan which was a huge accomplishment in Rome. The Edict of Milan proclaimed religious tolerance in the Roman Empire.
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The battle of Milvian bridge was a battle that took place between the roman emperors Constantine and Maxentius. It relates to Christianity because when Constantine won the battle it gave him the idea of switching to Christianity.
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The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by two Roman Empires Constantine and Licinius. The letter stated the Christianity and all other religions would be accepted in the Roman Empire. The Edict of Milan stopped the persecution of Christians.
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Theodosius was a Roman Emperor. Theodosius wrote an edict called the edict of Thessalonica. The edict of Thessalonica made Christianity an official religion in the Roman empire.
