Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

By egmog
  • 347 BCE

    Emperor Theodosius

    Emperor Theodosius
    -He was the Roman emperor from 379-395
    - He was the last emperor of all of the empires.
    -He was also known as Theodosius the great
    - He found the solution of the Gothic problem that was going on in Rome.
    -He had 4 children
  • 313 BCE

    Edict of Milan

    Edict of Milan
    • This was mostly the main thing that made Christianity legal. -This was a letter that was signed by Constantine and Licinius.
    • Claimed that every religion was allowed to then be practiced and no one would get in trouble for doing what they believe. -The edict of Milan changed so many peoples lives through happiness. -This stopped all of the murders and persecution of the Christians.
  • 312 BCE

    Battle of the Milvian Bridge

    Battle of the Milvian Bridge
    -Constantine won this battle
    - It was fought on a route on the Tiber river.
    -After this battle led to the rule of Constantine.
    - This started on October 28th 312 AD
    - This was the main battle that made Constantine confident.
  • 303 BCE

    The Great Persecution of 303 CE

    The Great Persecution of 303 CE
    -The most severe persecution of Christians
    - This took place in 303 CE
    - There were a series of Edicts following the persecution
    - Soon after there was a legalization on Christianity.
    - Christianity was the reason for the persecution.
  • 272 BCE

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine the Great
    • He was a Roman emperor -He did not become emperor until his father died in July 306 AD -He was promoted to Augustus
    • He legalized Christianity
    • He defeated his opponents in the battle of the Milvian Bridge
  • 181 BCE

    Perpetua

    Perpetua
    • Wrote the passion of Saints -Born in 181 AD
    • Died 203 AD -She was known for disobeying the Roman Governor. -She disobeyed because of the things that were happening to the Christians.
  • 64 BCE

    The Great Fire of Rome

    The Great Fire of Rome
    The great fire of Rome occurred on July 19th 64 CE
    The fire took place in the circus maximums
    The circus maximums was where all of the entertainment took place.
    The fire did not extinguish for almost 6 days.
    10 of Romes 14 districts were burned.
    Nero was blamed for the fire.
  • 37 BCE

    Roman Rule of Israel begins

    Roman Rule of Israel begins
    • The beginning of this was in 37 BCE
    • The people of Rome were finally victorious. -This all happened in the book of Acts in the bible.
    • Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus
    • They started to occupy Israel after the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  • 6 BCE

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth
    • He was the main religious leader of Christianity
    • He was a very powerful man who was mostly in charge of the christian religion.
    • He was born on December 25th
    • Jesus was the reincarnation for most Christians.
    • Jesus was proven to be Jesus Christ as that is how people defined him.
  • 4 BCE

    Paul of Tarus

    Paul of Tarus
    • His nickname was Saul of Tarsus
    • He was the most important person involved in Christianity besides Jesus Christ. -The letters that he wrote were a big step that including getting closer to legalizing Christianity.
    • He had a very good relationship with Jesus and God the Father.
    • He spread the gospel around the world.