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64 BCE
Great Fire of Rome
-The fire started in the circus maximus in rome
-10 out of 14 of romes districts were burned and destroyed
-When Nero got blames he instantly blamed the cristians to cover his case that he did burn down alot of rome
-This sparked the exicution of lots of cristians cause Nero blamed the
-The fire burned so much so easily cause most buildings were made out of wood and were easy to burn -
37 BCE
Roman Rule of Israel
-they former attemt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was made by Mattathias Antigonus, whose defeat and death brought Hasmonean rule to an end, and the Land became a province of the Roman Empire
-later on rome toke over isreal -
30
Jesus of Nazareth
-Jesus was the main role in christianity because he was son of god
-He was born from virgin Mary which was a sign of god and this made many people turn to believing in god
-He was resurrected from the dead by god and this was a miracle that only god can do so many started believing of of that
-Jesus was the one who brought Christianity to the earth -
67
Paul of Tarsus
-he was a young contemporary of Jesus of Nazareth, never even met him
-he was an apostle
-he was a jewish roman citizen
-He procicuted Jewish Cristian communities -
200
Perpetua
-Was a cristian Noble woman
-died at only the age of 22
-was around close to the 200 and was just a big believer of christianity -
303
Great Persecution of 303 CE
-Diocletian was known for killing almost all cristians he found
-Constantine the great helped make Cristianity legal when he became leader
-The great persicution lasted until 311 CE for 8 years
-Galerius became leader of the eastern half of the Empire and continued the persecution until AD 311 when he issued an edict of toleration that allowing believers to practice their faith in safety
-He was a very brutal Ruler and no cristians liked him -
312
Constantine the Great
-The city of Constantinople was the largest and richest city during the Middle Ages until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453
-Constantine was the first Roman emperor to become cristian
-He defeated Maxentius in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
-Constantine became the sole emperor of The Roman Empire in 324
-He paved the way for it to become the dominant religion of the Roman Empire and ultimately of Europe -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
-Constantine the Great led them to victory in this Battle of the Milvian Bridge
-Maxentius army was brought down by constantines
-Took place in Italy
-Constantine Became the sole ruler of The Roman Empire after winning this battle
-The bridge collapsed when the enemys were retreating -
313
Edict of Milan
-Made a proclamation that establised religious toleration for Christianity in The Roman Empire
-The proclamation, made for the East by Licinius in June 313, granted all persons freedom to worship whatever deity they pleased, assured Christians of legal rights
-Created during the time of Constantine the Great -
401
Emperor Theodosius
-Theodosius called a council at Constantinople to put an end to the Arian heresy
-He made it the official religion of the Roman Empire
-Turned cristianity into a global religion
-He also issued decrees that effectively made Nicene Christianity the official state church of the Roman Empire
-Theodosius was a fair and long living ruler
