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63 BCE
Roman rule of Israel
Rome took over Israel was taken from Mattathias Antigonus who made the last attempt to help restore the former glory of a dynasty in Israel. Israel was packed with Christianity but Rome tried to eliminate it when they came. -
4 BCE
Jesus of Nazareth
He Was killed on the cross for being a jew. The scriptures said that he would rise on the 3rd day of being buried. He was resurrected on the third day.People began to believe he was the son of God as he claimed because of the miracles he would cause like making a blind person see again. He never “sinned”. -
4 BCE
Paul of Tarsus
Thirteen of the twenty seven books in the New Testament have been attributed to Paul.
Paul’s influence on Christian thought and practice has been characterized as being as, “profound as it is pervasive,” among that of many other apostles and missionaries involved in the spread of the Christian faith.
Paul was the most popular in the Christian Church.
In Paul’s writings, he provides the first written account of what it is to be a Christian and thus a description of Christian spirituality. -
64
Great Fire of Rome
The Great Fire of Rome destroyed most of the city. There is no evidence that Nero started the fire, but he did use it to further his political agenda and blame the Christians for it. It ended 5 days after it started. He blamed the Christians to hide his failures and he claimed that they started it because their part of Rome did not burn down. It lead to persecution of lots of Christians. -
181
Perpetua
She was a martyr. She was sent to prison because of being christian. She Gave birth to her daughter while in prison for being Christian. She wrote a journal recounting her trial and imprisonment. She was killed for being a Christian which made people have hope for Christianity and resulted in more people wanting to have good causes. Perpetua died when she was 22 years old and nursing a baby. -
272
Constantine the Great
His army was only half the size of Maxentius' army. The night before the battle he had a dream that he would win the battle if he fought under the Christian cross. His army beat Maxentius. He signed the Edict of Milan which made it so Christians could not be persecuted anymore. Seven years later, Licinius wanted to persecute Christians again but Constantine defeated him and took over Rome again. -
303
The Great Persecution
It was the most severe persecution of that time. A series of laws made it so Christians have to worship the traditional gods and emperors. After Christians refused, there was a general persecution on February 24, 303. Christians were thrown to beasts and killed for entertainment in the Colosseum. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
Constantine and Maxentius battle and Constantine wins. After, Christianity is established as the main religion of Rome. The victory may have caused Constantine to convert to Christianity. -
313
Edict of Milan
A proclomation that prohibits the persecution of Christians. It was made by Constantine who converted to Christianity after he won the battle of the Milvian bridge. More and more people started to believe in Christianity especially since it was becoming more popular in Rome -
347
Emperor Theodosis
He issued the Edict of Thessalonica, which made Christianity the official religion of Rome. More and more people started to become Christian.
