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Jesus of Nazerath
Jewish preacher who was believed to be the son of god by most Christians
-Jesus was a Jew from Nazareth
-Jesus was born into extremely humble conditions so the Rome people looked up to him
-Jesus in the Christan faith died for the sin of the people and is a symbol of hope and faith which appealed to the Roman public
-Jesus died at around 33BC so he came before Christianity in Rome
-The people of Rome were willing to die for his message. -
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Paul of Tarsus
He was one of the first leaders of Christianity in Rome
- He is considered one of the most important people to the Christain faith aside from Jesus
-He wrote 13 of the 27 books in the new testament of the bible
-He was alive during the time of Cleopatra
-It was very likely that he was executed by Nero
-He spread the word of Christianity and is attributed as one of the reasons it is so widespread today -
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Roman Rule of Israel (begins)
Pompey during the time of Julius Caesar invaded Israel for Rome
- Caser made Judaism the official religion of Israel
- Around the time Caesar took over, Christianity began to spread in Isreal
-Isreal was invaded for military reasons due to its prime location
- Roman law was adjusted to fit the needs of the people in Israel practicing Judaism
-Christians were considered a divinations of Jewish so they were too protected by the law in Israel long before the Edict of Milan -
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The Great Fire of Rome
A fire broke out in the circus Maximus was it burnt for 6 days.
-Nero blamed the Christan people, he thought they were crazy and radical
-The fire burned about 10 of the 14 districts of Rome down
- Many Christians believe that there was a prophecy that Rome would burn down
-The fire burned for so long because the majority of Rome at the time was built of wood
-What actually started the fire is still unknown to this day. -
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Perpetua
She was a Roman woman living in Carthage
-She was learning to be a Christan when caught
-She was sentenced to death by a lion for her beliefs
-She kept a diary of her arrest and her story after being caught
-She refused to participate in a public sacrifice in Rome which lead to her arrest
-She died for her beliefs and stuck by them even when she was offered a chance to go free which was an inspiration to many Christians at the time -
Period: 272 to 337
Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great was the emperor of Rome that made any religion legal in ancient Rome
-In the Edict of Millian, Constantine legalized all religions in Rome
-Constantine donated resources to Christians as reparations
-He then established Constantinople which was a place for Christians to freely worship
-Because he allowed people to practice religion freely he earned the title of the first Christian emperor
-He allowed Christianity to be legal because of a dream he had -
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Great Persecution of 303
This was the last and possibly the worse persecution of people practicing Christianity in Rome
-an estimated 5,000 people were killed
-It was the tenth legal persecution against Christians
- The great persecution happened under Diocletian
-All Christan building and houses were destroyed
-Men women and children were killed.
-They lasted around 2 years -
312
Battle of Milvain Bridge
It was a five year battle between Constantine and Maxentius because both wanted to control Western Europe
-This battle that ended the Roman civil war and allowed Constantine to take office
-The night before this battle Constantine had the dream that made him support Christianity
-Constantine was extremely modest and said without his men he wouldn't have won
-Maxentius men got forced into the water and drowned
-Maxentius himself wasn't super against Christianity just didn't support it fully -
313
Edict of Milan
Edict of Milan was the law put in place by Constantine allowing all religions to be practiced in Rome
-This finally put an end to the persecutions of Christain in Rome
-Constantine supported Christians due to a dream he had
-This provided Christians back their property taken from persecutions
-This was the longest-lasting edict of the time allowing Christianity
- This was the first time that Christians were allowed to have churches in public -
347
Emperor Theodosius
Theodosius was the emperor that made all religions other than Christianity illegal in Rome
-He was the last emperor to rule both eastern and western Rome
-He converted to Christianity during his reign
-He didn't like Pagans and made Christianity the official religion of Rome so they couldn't worship
- He was made emperor because of his strong military abilities
-He did not support all Christians only a certain type establishing a sort of standard Christianity
