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Period: 63 BCE to 313
Roman Rule Of Israel
Rome Conquers and maintains relative control for 376 years
Several rebellions all stopped by Titas
More rebellions and faster reconquering -
Period: 4 BCE to 30
Jesus is Alive
Jesus is Born in the manger
He gathers a lot of followers
Rome doesn't like him
Crucified (Easter)
Comes back just to heal some peeps and leave -
64
Great Fire of Rome
During the time of Nero
He blamed Christians for it
He had several suspects crucified
Many suspect it was actually started by Nero
Burned for seven days -
Period: 64 to 69
The Death of Paul of Tarsus
Paul was ordered to be killed by Nero.
He was supposedly killed in between 64-69 AD
Christian Martyr
Often considered the most important Christian icon after Jesus -
203
The Death of Perpetua
Perpetua was put to death for being Christian
She gathered more followers for it
She was thrown to lions but survived
eventually killed by a soldier
Supposedly had to guide his blade to her throat -
303
The Great Persecution
Rome persecuted Christians
Last and most severe persecution
At first the emperor didn't want to
The emperors wife and daughters were supposedly Christian
Trying to convert Christians to Paganism -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine the Great is Emperor
Constantine is named emperor of the eastern part of Rome when it was divided into four-ish parts.
He also managed to combine them for a while.
Converted to Christian after the Battle of Milvian Bridge
Helped Create the Edict of Milan -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
Between Constantine and Maxentius.
Constantine claimed to have a vision that said if he put Christian symbols on his army, he would win.
He did it and won so
he started becoming Christian.
This was the begining of the Roman Catholic religion -
313
Edict of Milan
Gives Freedom of Religion to Rome
created by Constantine and Licinius
Constantine and Licinius were rivals
Constantine had turned Christian
Christianity was very hated at the time -
Period: 379 to 395
Theodosius is Emperor
Last emperor to govern all of Rome.
Wanted to get rid of Paganism
He had many Christian followers
Issued the Edict of Thessalonica which made Christianity the official religion of rome
