Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Roman Rule of Isreal

40 BCE

Judea Israel was under Roman control who controlled their government and religion.
Israel was a Jewish country.
A Roman Emperor controlled Israel for ever a decade.
They controlled their religion and made them become Christian.

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of God, the God of Christianity.
He was a Jewish preacher and religious leader.
He was the central figure of Christianity.
Christians believed that he was the son of God.
He was crucified by pontious pilate and died somewhere between 30-33 AD.

Paul of Tarsus

4 BCE

He taught about Christian beliefs to the people of the first century world, and he was a preacher.
He was well known in the community and taught and guided people to Jesus.
He was arrested for preaching about Jesus.
He died in Rome Italy
He was persecuted for his faith and being Christian.

Great Fire of Rome

64

The fire broke out in Circus Maximus.
It lasted for 6 days and ended on July 23, 64 AD.
It destroyed 2/3 of the city of Rome.
Nero Caesar was blamed on the event, which turned back to the Christian community.
It lead to the first persecution against Christians.

Perpetua

181

She was a Christian noblewoman that lived with her family.
She lived in Northern Africa and was one of the first to be arrested by emperor Septimius Severus.
She was arrested for being a Christian.
She stood up for Christian rights.
They protested to the emperor for Christian rights.

Constantine the Great

272

He favored Christianity and he was the ruler , so it became the dominant religion in Rome.
He decided to stop the persecution of Christians.
He died on May 22, 337 AD.
He was the ruler of Rome when persecution of Christians was stopped.
He was the emperor of Rome between the years 306 and 337 AD.

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303

It was the last and most severe persecution of the Christians in the Roman Empire.
It was also called the Dioclectianic persecution of Christians.
It was a turning point in the Christian community.
There were many persecutions and events leading up to this persecution.
After this event, Christians were no longer persecuted and were accepted.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

it was a battle between the Roman emperors Constantine and Maxentius.
Constantine won the battle and became the only ruler of Rome as the outcome.
After he became ruler, he made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
I took place at the Milvian Bridge, a route over Tiber.
Christianity was the most popular and accepted religion in Rome.

Edict of Milan

313

Letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius to allow and tolerate religious beliefs, like Christianity.
It happened after the emperor stopped unfair treatment of Christians.
It lead to the peace for Christians.
Constantine wanted to create an "agreement with God."
Christians were now accepted and the religion became more popular.

Emperor Theodosius

347

He was the last emperor to rule over the east and western parts of Rome.
He was a Roman Emperor from 379 to 395 AD.
He used his power to officially establish Christianity, and placed his power under the church.
He was a Christian and considered himself, "the emperor of Christ'.
He was part of the Army for a period of time before he became emperor.