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Period: 4 BCE to 63
St. Paul (Saul) of Tarsus
Spread the Teachings of Jesus and founded several Churches in Asia Minor. He wrote these books to churches forexample he wrote, 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, 2 Corinthians, Romans, and romans was addressed to Peter and the Church in Rome.. -
Period: 1 CE to 33
Jesus of Nazareth
He was a Jewish prophet of God, believed by many as son of God and savoir. He was crucified by Pontius Pilate, roman governor of Israel, because Jesus was hated for his revolutionary ideas. Many belived that it was part of God's salvation plan, durring his life he had given many lectures, performed many miracles and changed the face of the world. -
64
Great Fire of Rome
The Great fire of Rome started in July 19th, 64 AD by the chariot stadium of Circus Maximums. On July 23rd, 64 AD the fire had burned around two thirds of all Rome. The Emperor Nero, the emperor of the time, people thought he started the fire in anger. Consequently he blamed the fire on the Christians. This started two centuries of Christian persecution. -
66
Roman Rule of Israel (begins)
So all Jewish people were monotheistic so, Rome arranged a compromise. Israel could continue to practice their monotheistic religion so long as they obeyed Roman rule, paid their taxes, and kept the peace. Also included that they were excused from military service and from ever having to appear in court on the Sabbath. However later they were invaded because they didn't have the equal stuff that all other religions had to follow. -
Period: 181 to 203
Perpetua
Perpetua was a Christian martyr who wrote, The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, a journal recounting her trial and imprisonment that was continued by a contemporary who described Perpetua’s death in the arena. She was a wealthy woman who lived in Carthage and when emperor Septimius Severus forbade conversion to Christianity and Judaism so Perpetua was sent to die in the Colosseum. -
Period: 303 to 313
The Great Persecution
While Rome in the third century had begun to codify anti-Christian laws, persecution was relatively limited and local. However in 313 AD Diocletian issued what became known as the Great Persecution, a series of laws that began to purge Christians from public offices, destroy Christian churches and literature, and punish those who refused to offer sacrifice to traditional Roman deities. -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine the Great
Constantine was, the first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture that prepared the way for the growth of Byzantine and Western medieval culture. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The battle fought at Milvian Bridge outside Rome was a crucial moment in a civil war that ended with Constantine I as sole ruler of the Roman Empire and Christianity established as the empire’s official religion. Constantine had a vision if they put the cross on their shields they would win. Afterwords he converted to the Cross and deleted all the laws agaist Christianity. -
313
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan, proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. This was a political agreement between the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius. The proclamation granted all persons freedom to worship whatever deity they pleased, assured Christians of legal rights (including the right to organize churches), and directed the prompt return to Christians of confiscated property. -
Period: 379 to 395
Emperor Theodosius
Emperor Theodosius used political as well as religious motives, he energetically undertook to bring about unity of faith within the empire. He issued an edict prescribing a creed that who believed in the "Consubstantiality" of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were henceforth to be considered Catholic Christians. This is known today as the Council of Nicaea.
