Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Roman Rule of Israel (begins)

530 BCE

Israel is known as the Holy Land. This is the birthplace of the Jewish people, which Rome had under their control in the empire.This is also where the final form of the Hebrew Bible was written. Also known as the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and mny other religions.

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303 BCE

This was the very last persecution of Christians before the fall of the Roman Empire. This consisted of rescinding the Christians from them having legal rights to do practices. There was universal sacrifice for the gods, which the Christians were not really happy with. Depending on the area, some persecutions would be for intense than others.

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

Jesus Christ was a first century Jewish preacher and a religious leader. He is the main figure in the religion called Christianity. People also believe that he's a God The Son, and a Messiah.

Paul of Tarsus

5

This man is known by the name Saint Paul, but he also goes by Saul Tarsus. He taught the gospel of Christ to the world of the 1st century. This man is shown to be the a very important person to the Apostolic Age.

The Great Fire Of Rome

64

Here are some facts about The Great Roman Fire:
During the fire, 10 of the Romans 14 places were burned. So much was burned, because the fire lasted for SIX days. Where did the fire start? Well, it started in the Circus Maximus stadium, having the fire spread from there. In belief from many, it said that the emperor started this fire on his own people. Although, most of the historians today DO NOT blame the emperor Nero.

Perpetua

182

This is one of the oldest christian texts,It is both Greek and Latin forms. Its a diary that is in first person of a young mother. Many believe that is had been edited by many others before being found by modern historians today.

Constantine the Great

272

There was not much known about this emperor. But what is known is that his father was the deputy emperor in the west. His mother named Helena was Greek. In the east, he became a military tribune.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

This takes its name from a very important route over the Tiber. Constantine won this battle, and he went on a path to end the Tetrarchy and wanted to become the real leader of the roman empire. Maxentius drowned during this battle, and was extracted from the water afterwards and decapitated.

Edict of Milan

313

This is where there was an agreement made to respect Christians in the roman empire. The Edict of Milan gave the religion, Christianity, a legal status. But, it did not make it the 'state church' of the roman empire.

Emperor Theodosius

395

This man was the very LAST emperor to rule over both the western and eastern parts of the Roman Empire. He had resources to defeat enemy's, but they were not sufficient. And according to Roman policy, that is against the rules on how to deal with invaders.By the treaty, they were called foederati.