Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire - Dalton Hitchcock

Jesus of Nazareth

1 CE

Jesus was able to spread a message across Rome and eventually the world. He was born on the outskirts of Rome and was believed to be the son of God. He spread a message of hope and prosperity to people across the Roman empire. His followers the Christians were subject to many prosecutions in Rome.

Great Fire of Rome

64

On July 19th the enormous stadium the Circus Maximus caught fire, the fire lasted for 6 days. It engulfed a large part of the slums of Rome. This was under the rule of the Roman Emperor Nero. There is a rumor that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. Nero was largely blamed for the fire but Nero shifted the blame onto the Christians.

Paul of Tarsus

64

Paul of Tarsus or Paul the Apostle, more commonly known as saint paul, taught the gospel of Christ to the modern world. He connected to the Romans and the jews because he was a Jewish born Romanian.

Roman Rule of Israel (begins)

66

In 60 AD the first Jewish Roman war started. The Jewish revolt was ended by Roman Emperors Vespasian and Titus. In 70 AD the Romans raided destroyed much of the temple in juresalam. But even after that, the jews continued to live in big numbers on their land. In 132 many Jewish villages were destroyed and most of the Jewish population were killed, or forced and sold into slavery.

Perpetua

182

The Perpetua is one of the oldest and the most notable living Christian texts. It was written in Latin and Greek. It contains a first-person prison diary about someone who was prosecuted for being Christian in the roman empire.

Constantine the Great

272

Constantine was born on February 27, 272 AD. Constantine reformed the government, military, economy, and social to strengthen the empire. He was also the first Roman emperor to accept Christianity.

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303

The Great Persecution of 303 CE was the last major prosecution of the Christians in ancient Rome. They set up laws to make it illegal to go against traditional religious practices and then hoping that would discourage other religions, mainly Christianity. Christians we're publicly executed to please the gods.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

The Battle of Milvian Bridge was between two roman emperors, Constantine I and Maxentius. Constantine would go on to win the battle and start his path to become the only ruler of Rome. Constantine believed his troops and him were sent on a mission by god. This was the first major win for the Christians in Rome.

Edict of Milan

313

The Edict of Milan was a letter signed to treat Christians equal. Signed in 313 by emperors Constantine and Licinius. It was issued across the roman empire in 313 AD to stop the prosecution of the Christians.

Emperor Theodosius

379

Emperor Theodosius was the roman emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over a unified eastern and western Rome. He waged war over Goths (early germanic people) and other barbarians, though he did not have enough resources to drive them out. Theodosius was a very military labeled emperor though his rule was short because he retired because of his father's death in 395.