Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Roman Rule of Israel

63 BCE

1. They thrived economically
2. Jewish community grew fast
3. Jews brought Christianity 4.Jews had lived in Rome for over 2,000 years, longer that any European city
4. Jews came to Rome due to better environment and government

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

1. He was crucified for his beliefs
2. he was known as a Jewish preacher
3. he was an important religious figure that spreaded his thoughts on god
4. Lots of Christians believe he's gods son
5. They believe he judged the dead and alive 4 BC - 33 CE

Paul of Tarsus

5

1. He was an Apostle
2. He was an important figure
3. He founded lots of churches 4.Many of the testaments are for Paul
4. He saw resurrected Jesus and changed his mind

Great Fire of Rome

64

1. we don't know who started it
2. Nero is a suspect for the starting of the fire
3. It lasted 6 whole days
4. Nero said the fire was because of the Christians
5. The fire started the persecution of the Christians 64 CE

Perpetua

180

1. She died at only age 22
2. She was put to death at Carthage
3. She died instead of announcing her religion
4. She noble married women
5. She was a mother of an infant 182 CE - 204 CE

Great Persecution

250

1. It was the Persecution of the Christians
2. It lasted until the Edict of Milan
3. The Christians were forced to sacrifice to the pagan gods or they would be executed
4. Severity of the persecution varied from good to bad across the empire
5. Decius and Vaterian were the first to pass laws against the Christians 250 CE - 313 CE

Constantine the Great

306

1. He was a Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD.
2. Was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
3. He played an influential role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313, which declared religious tolerance for Christianity in the Roman empire.
4. His birth name was Flavius Valerius Constantinus.
5. He sent his mother Helena to the Holy Land where she found pieces of the cross that Jesus was crucified on

Battle of Milvan Bridge

312

1. Constantine got a message from god
2. Constantine vs. Maxentius
3. This marked the beginning of Constantine's convert to Christianity
4. Maxenius drowned Tiber
5. The battles name came from Milivan bridge

Edict of Milan

313

1. This allowed religious toleration
2. it stopped unfair treatment towards Christians
3. Constantine granted favors to churches and members
4. It was a letter signed by roman emperors to allow Christians rights
5. We don't know what the exact words were

Emperor Theodosis

379

1. Fought in 2 destructive civil wars
2. When he died the west and the east never came and reunited again
3. He was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and western halves of the roman empire
4. He didn't prevent damage to the Hellenistic temples
5. He came with a material cost to power the empire