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Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus was born to a family from a village called Nazareth, near the Sea of Galilee. As he was growing up, Judaea was collapsing the chaos -
64
Paul of Tarsus
Paul was a follower of Jesus Christ who famously converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus after persecuting the very followers of the community that he joined. -
64
Great Fire of Rome
On the night of July 19, 64 A.D, a fire broke out among the shops lining the Circus Maximus, Rome's mammoth chariot stadium. In a city of two million people, there was nothing unusual about such a fire. -
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Roman Rule of Israel
In 66 AD, the First Jewish-Roman War began. The revolt was put down by the future Roman emperors which were Vespasian and Titus. In the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, the Romans destroyed the Menorah Temple. The Menorah temple is the seven-lamp Hebrew lamp stand made of gold. -
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Great Persecution
Ever since the crucifixion of Christ and mission of the Apostle Paul, Christianity spread through the Roman Empire like wildfire. Not long after, persecution of the new faith began by the Roman authorities. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
On the morning of October 28th, 312, there was a decisive battle between the future Roman emperor Constantine and Maxentius took place near the Milvian Bridge of the River Tiber which was not far from Rome. The battle followed numerous political intrigues in the Tetrachy and several military clashes. -
313
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan was a letter that was signed by the Roman emperors who were Constantine and Licinius, that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. This letter was issued in February. It stopped the persecution of Christians. -
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Constantine the Great
Constantine is best known for being the first Christian Roman emperor. His rule changed the Church greatly. In February 313, Constantine met with Licinius in Milan, Italy where they made an edict. The edict said that Christians could believe what they wanted.
