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6 BCE
Jesus of Nazareth
Born in the town of Bethlehem
Son of God
He is the leader of Christianity
Christianity is one of the leading religions in the world
Most Christians see him as the Incarnation of God -
64
Great Fire of Rome
An urban fire
Some people blamed the start of the fire on Nero
The fire started in merchant stops around the Circus Maximus and Chariot Stimulate.
The fire lasted 6 days, raged for at least 3.
Nero used the fire to blame Christians which started the persecution of Christians. -
67
Paul of Tarsus
He is also known as Saint Paul
he was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world
People view him as one of the most important people when it came to the growth of Christ.
he traveled tens of thousands of miles around the Mediterranean telling people about Jesus
It does not say when he was born but he died in 67 AD -
70
Roman Rule of Israel
Begging of the first Jewish war
The Romans destroyed a lot of the Temple in Jerusalem
Israel was being rued under the Romans
Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus
The revolt was put down by the future Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus. -
181
Perpetua
Perpetua died in 203 AD on feast day
If Christian did not sacrifice something to the gods they would be sentenced to death
Perpetua was one that refused to sacrifice
She was killed naked and in Public so people referred to her as a prostitute
She was a Christian martyrs of the 3rd century -
272
Constantine The Great
He was a Roman emperor who ruled Rome from 306-337 AD
Constantine ended the execution of Christians and caused more people to convert to Christianity.
He was the first Christian ruler in Rome.
Constantine I died in 337 AD -
303
Great Persecution of 303 CE
It was the last, and worst persecution of all.
3,000−3,500 Christians were killed in the great persecution.
Diocletian was the ruler during the great persecution
the Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius forced Christian to follow roan traditions
If Christians refused to do these ritual they were executed. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The battle was located at the Milvio Bridge in Rome, Italy
It was a fight between Constantine and Maximus
The Milvio bridge was an important route over the Tiber.
The battle resulted in a victory for Constantine
this battle made Constantine end the Tetrarchy and established him as the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. -
313
Edict of Milan
a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius
The letter declared religious toleration in the Roman Empire
This letter officially stopped the persecution of christian
The letter was basically an agreement to treat Christians fairly
This letter was the start of the spread of Christianity -
347
Emperor Theodosius
Theodosius I was a Roman Emperor from 379 to 395
last emperor to rule over the Roman Empire.
He was the solution to the Gothic problem
He died in 395 AD
He was praised by Catholic writers because of his good deeds.
