Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Jesus of Nazareth

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Jesus is the religious leader revered in Christianity. His mother was supposedly a virgin that was impregnated with a child from the holy spirit. He became a healer and preacher after he was baptized in his mid 30s. Sometime between 29 AD and 33 AD in Jerusalem for Passover, he was deemed a threat and got arrested and executed. it is said that he rose again on the third day.

Paul of Tarsus

64

Paul of Tarsus was a leader of the first generation of Christians. he traveled thousands and thousands of miles spreading the word of Jesus. he taught gospel of Christ to the first century world

Great Fire of Rome

64

The Great Fire of Rome was a huge fire believed to be started by Romes emperor, Nero that burned 60% of Rome and left only the small place where Christians live. The fire burned for 9 days, it took a lot of lives and homes from Rome and left only 10 of the 14 religions. They believed that the Christians started the fire and they were persecuted for it.

Perpetua

203

Perpetua was a noblewomen from the Roman empire that wrote her account for her imprisonment and arrest. She had dreams of seeing her brother in heaven and battling the devil and getting a crown from god himself.

Great Persecution of 303 AD

303

The Great Persecution was a time of massive change in the history of Christianity. The great persecution was the last and most severe prosecution of Christians in the roman empire. This event targeted senior priests and church property, as well as ordering the fall of many christian places of worship and sculptures. Torture and legal rights were also taken from those who were christian.

Constantine the Great

306

Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor that ruled from 306 AD to 337 AD. He wasn't the first Roman Emperor to become christian. he converted to Christianity because of a vision of Jesus telling him to use crosses during the battle so he listened and put crosses on the shields of his soldiers and they won that war.

Edict of Milan

313

The Edict of Milan was a proclamation signed Constantine and Licinius that made Christianity a permanently tolerable religion within Rome.`It gave all Christians the right to worship whatever deity they want and it also stopped most of the unfair treatment that Christians were receiving.

Emperor Theodosius

379

He was a roman Emperor that ruled from 379 AD to 395 AD. he made Christianity the official religious of the roman empire. He out the church and faith over the roman empire and for that he was relieved if his power. He allowed Christians to relocate and defended the religion against paganism and Arianism.