Rise of Christianity In the Roman Empire- Brady Elliott

Roman Rule of Israel

63 BCE

The roman rule of Israel started on this date. The roman empire grew widely from it first being in Italy to the Mediterranean. Christianity originated in Israel and spread throughout the empire.

Jesus of Nazareth

6 BCE

Jesus of Nazareth was born between 4 and 6 BCE. He supposedly the son of God and was and is intermental in Christianity. He is also known as Jesus Christ and the religion of Christianity is based off of him and God.

The Great Fire of Rome

64

After the fire burned for 6 days, destroying 65% of the city, the Christians were blamed for the start of the fire. Nero, the emperor at the time, was supposedly the cause of the fire blamed the Christians and persecuted them.

Paul of Tarsus

64

Paul of Tarsus died on this date. He was one of the leaders of the early Christianity in Rome. He is known to be one of the most important people for early Christianity other than Jesus Christ.

Perpetua

203

She was a roan noblewoman who was a Christian. Her and her family were imprisoned and persecuted because of their beliefs. Here father visited her in prison telling her to deny being a Christian then the family will be released. She told him she is who she is and she cant be anyone else so she and her family were killed.

Great Persecution of Christians

303

The Roman emperors and his people were so outraged about the Christians and the fire. The also were mad about the beliefs that the Christians had. They were persecuted for many years and were treated very badly. This included being slaughtered by lions and tiger in the Colosseum and were publicly slaughtered. These Christians never gave up through these tough times

Constantine the Great

312

Constantine the Great, saw a cross and sign in the sky, before the battle at Milvan, saying in Latin "In this sign conquer." He was there to reunite Eastern and Western Rome during this battle. Later He had a dream about Christianity, and he won the battle at Milivan. He attributed the victory to Christ and Christianity. He then later made Christianity and its beliefs legal in Rome.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

Constantine the Great, the emperor at the time, saw his vision of the cross and sign the day before the battle occurred. He had a dream that night of Christianity and decided to but the letters X and P the first letters of Christ in Latin. On the 28th, the Constantine fought to reunite the Eastern and Western sides and through a hard battle he became victorious. He attributed his victory to Christianity and Christ.

Edict of Milan

313

The edict of Milan was a statement that declared the religion of Christianity not illegal in the Roman empire. It was signed in Milan by Constantine and Licinius. This was a big deal in Rome ending the persecutions and slaughtering of the Christians.

Emperor Theodosius

392

Theodosius came into power at this time. He really didn't do much for Rome besides one huge action. He officially but the religion of Christianity into the power of the church as well as making the faith the official religion of Rome.