Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Emperor Theodosius

380 BCE

He was ruler in Rome from 379 AD to 395 AD
He was the last Emperor to rule the east and west parts of the Roman Empire. He had a victory in the Goth war as well.

Edict of Milan

313 BCE

Purpose was to grant equal rights of practicing Christianity
No one was allowed to stop them from practicing
People were allowed to chose the religion they wanted to follow

Constantine the Great

312 BCE

Constantine wins the battle at Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.
He then Meets the Emperor and passes the Edict of Milan.
Constantine has a vision as he was surveying the land the day before the battle. The vision was of a cross of Christianity.
one thing he did was put XP on his shields which were the first letters of Jesus name in Greek.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312 BCE

This was a battle between the Roman Empire and Maxenitus.
It gets its name from the important route that goes over the Tiber.
The Romans won the battle. (Constantine)
Maxenitus drowned in the river during the battle.
His body was later found and taken out of the river and decapitated.

The Great Persecution

303 BCE

The first Persecutions were by the Emperor Nero in 64 AD. These were because Nero used the Christians as a escape goat for the fire.
There were many Christians fed to animals.
Others burned at the stake.
There were even ones put in the Colosseum with no weapons or training.

Perpetua

203 BCE

Wrote some of the first Christian texts
A Christian Martyr
did this writing during the 3rd Century
believed to have died in 203 AD

Great Fire of Rome

64 BCE

In 64 AD A great fire Burned the city of Rome.
It lasted a total of 6 days and burned 65% of Rome in total.
Many believe that Nero did the fire to bypass the Senate at the time so he could build Rome how he pictured it.
There were gangs of people and thugs that stopped people from putting out the fire.
Christians were living in an unharmed area and caused people to think they did. Nero helped people believe this.

Roman Rule of Israel

40 BCE

The last resort to restore the glory of Hasmonean dynasty
Mattathias was defeated and his land was taken
Land became part of Roman Empire
in 37BCE Romans made Hyrcanus king

Paul the Apostle

5 BCE

He was one of the Twelve Apostles
Taught the Gospel of Christ to the first century world
Founded many churches in Asia
dedicated to persecuting the early disciples of Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

He was a First Century Jewish Preacher
He was seen as the central activity of Christianity
Romans saw Jesus as being the son of God
He was crucified upon a cross
He died in AD 30