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Jesus was the founder of Christianity. He was born in 6 BCE and died in 30 CE
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Paul of Tarsus was influential for spreading Christianity throughout the Mediterranean world. He was born in 4 CE and died in 64 CE.
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Christianity started in Israel. It was ruled by a Roman procurator. It was divided into five districts. This was done to destabilize the region so rebellion would be harder to accomplish.
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The great fire of Rome lasted for three days in 64 CE and burned a large portion of Rome to the ground. The Roman Emperor Nero blamed the fire on the Christians and began persecuting them.
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Perpetua was a Christian martyr who died during Roman Persecution. Her death helped spread Christianity in The Roman Empire
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Constantine The Great was a Roman Emperor who decriminalized Christianity. He also converted to the religion as well. Because of Constantine Christianity became the main religion of The Roman Empire.
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The Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius persecuted Christians. It was the last of the persecutions against Christians in the Roman Empire
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The Battle of The Milvian Bridge put Emperor Constantine in power of the Roman Empire. Constantine said he received a vision from God that allowed him to win the battle
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In 313 CE the Edict of Milan, made by Constantine, decriminalized the religion of Christianity and made it the Roman Empire's new religion.
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Emperor Theodosius was a Roman Emperor who tried to unite all of the Roman Empire under Christianity
