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4 BCE
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus is the messiah to Christians. "Early Jewish and pagan historians, such as Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger, provided independent witness to Christ's existence. "He is why Christianity exists. He is the son of God and he died so all of humanity could be saved. Because of him, people worship God and call themselves Christians. He has saved many people from death. He has also helped the blind see and the ill survive. He is our savior and He led us to Christianity. -
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Paul of Tarsus
Paul was the chief persecutor of Christians and then he became a Christian on the road to Damascus. He appealed the the Jews because he was considered faultless. He traveled all over the Roman empire and he told people about Jesus. He performed miracles. He had been persecuted more than anyone else in the gospel. Paul went from a hater of Christ to a believer. He had adopted Christianity. -
64
Great Fire of Rome
Nero used the Christians as scapegoats because some people said that he had started the fire. He said that there was only one part of Rome that was not burnt and it was where the Christians lived. This is why he had a good excuse to blame it on them. -
203
Perpetua
Perpetua was a Christian woman who was born in Carthage. She lived during the time of emperor Septimus, who wanted to destroy Christianity. He arrested five people, one of which was Perpetua. Her father told her to deny Christianity but she refused. She then had a hearing where her father told to sacrifice her baby. She said she was a Christian. Perpetua and her four friends were thrown into a pit of wild animals and then later stabbed. Perpetua was a Christian martyr who paved a path for it. -
300
Roman Rule of Israel
Jews migrated to Rome from Israel because they were exiled. Jews have lived in Rome for over 1,000 years. In Rome, Jews had nice privileges, which is probably why they stayed so long. In 70 CE, Christianity started to develop in the empire. After this, the Edict of Milan was created. I believe this started because of the Jewish migration. -
303
Great Persecution of 303 CE
Diocletian persecuted Christians in the most severe way. He used them as tiki torches and fed them to wild animals. He did not like the Christians and he wanted to finish them off. He denied Christianity and wanted nothing to do with it. -
312
Constantine the Great
Constantine saw a vision of the words, "In hoc signo vinces" on a cross. Afterwards, he had a dream about putting the letters XP on his soldier's shields. He carried out the action and he won the battle against another emperor. He then spread the message of Christianity. He believed that God had guided him in his victory. He then went on to pursue the Edict of Milan. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The battle was between Maxentius and Constantine. This battle was a game changer. Constantine had a vision and then a dream to put the letters, "XP" on his soldier's shields. Constantine then won the battle. He gave credit to God. This changed things because Constantine saw Christianity for what it truly was. He was a Christian and the emperor so he had the ability to treat Christians with respect. This sparked the idea of practicing Christianity freely and Constantine was credited for it. -
313
Edicts of Milan
The Edict of Milan was said to be the greatest thing done by Romans. Constantine created this law in order to allow Christians to worship wherever and whoever they wanted. Once Constantine won the battle against Maxentius, he believed that Christ guided him towards his victory. He wanted to allow the Christians to have the freedom they deserved. He wanted to stop the harsh rule that was left behind from Diocletian. -
379
Emperor Theodosius
Emperor Theodosius enforced Orthodox Christianity. He put power in the church that lasted for a long time. He got baptized and proclaimed himself a Christian. He wanted Constantinople as patriarch. He later went on to persecute pagans. In 391, pagan worship was no longer allowed. Theodosius dies soon after in 395 AD. Overall, he was a Christian but some people did not like how strict he was, about pagan worship.
