Rise Of Christianity

Jesus of Nazareth

30

-in his thirty's he was baptized and become a preacher and started spreading his own message
-He said he was the son of God and that offended many people
-His message seemed very popular it was also a new idea which excited many people
-He wrecked the stalls of the moneylenders and drove them all out of the temple this made him a troublemaker.
-To the Christians, however, he was a martyr and it was soon clear that the execution had made Judaea even more unstable.

Paul of Tarsus

64

-Once killed so may Christians, but then became known as one of the best Saints
-Became Christian because he said that Jesus talked to him through a light
-Traveled to many different city's to tell people all about Christianity.
-We celebrate the day he became a christian and it's called converting
-Was an ambassador for people who didn't know about Jesus life story

Roman Rule of Israel

64

-They were in control of Israel and that is where Christianity began
-This made it easier for Christianity to spread
-With more people practicing Christianity
-Roman law gave people certain rights
-Ruling gave Rome more opportunities to move between different locations.

The Great Fire of Rome

64

-A fire that burned most of Rome down to the ground and lasted three days long
-People believe that Nero started the fire so that he could level the city and then rebuild it his way
-Nero then blamed Christians for the fire starting
-Another theory is that the Christians believed that a destructive force was going to happen
-Some believe a christian started the fire so that their theory would come true
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Perpetua

181

-She was a young mother who followed Christianity
-She then was arrested for violation of the law that forbids people to convert to Christianity
-She was with 5 other people and they were tried and refused to convert so they were sentenced to death in the arena
-She began a diary and in it wrote about her life imprisoned and how her father tired to convert her to have her set free
-Finally she died after being attacked by wild beasts she finally dies giving into the sword.

Constantine the Great

288

-Known as the first Roman Empire to convert to Christianity
-Constantine built many Christian churches and even one of the greatest churches
-He believed to have a vision from the Christian god to convert and it would give him unusual power if he did
-He also believed it would give him the greatest kingdom in the world if he followed through with this vision.
-Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome in 324

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303

-Christianity began to spread like a wildfire through Rome
-In 303 a law was passed outlawing other faiths
-Those who did not follow this were subject to imprisonment
-The another law was passed making all people sacrifice to the emperor and most Christians refused to do so
-Christian churches were destroyed and their sculptures burned
-We do not know exactly how many were killed
-Galerius terminated it with edict of toleration admitting is was a failure

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

-Winning the Battle of Milvian Bridge cemented Christianity’s place as an official religion.
- each of the three regions was assigned to a separate dominus and all of them together ruled the enormous empire.
-the victory at Milvian Bridge has been associated with the accession of Constantine and the triumph of Christianity
-He had one of the biggest victories for Christians known
-This was so important because it was when Christianity was no longer another religion

Edict of Milan

313

-Proclamation that made Christianity permanently tolerable in Rome
-This proclamation made it so Christians could have their rights and follow their religion without fear
-This also allowed Christians to build churches
-Other Edicts were short lived however this one lasted
-Parts of this degree were posted throughout eastern parts of the empire

Emperor Theodosius

379

-Used his power to enforce Christianity, but placed his power under the church
-Accepted Christian baptism when he was very sick
-For the first time, a secular ruler submitted to the church
-Theodosius ended his reign by defeating political enemies in the West
-He stood alone as emperor of a once-more united empire