The rise of christianity in Rome

Emperor Theodosius

347 BCE

Also known as Theodosius the great was in power from 379 to 395. He was he last emperor to rule until Rome split into the east and west empires. He also issued the Edict of thessolonias which made christianity the offical religion of Rome.

Edict of Milan

313 BCE

The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius, that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. The letter was issued in February, 313 AD and stopped the persecution of Christians.

Great persucution of 303 CE

303 BCE

The great persucution of 303 CE was the last and the most severe persucution of christians in the roman empire. At the time many roman rulers issued an order that all christians practice the roman religious ways. Chrisitans were attacked and beaten often thrown into a pit of lions or burned at the stake.

Constantine the great

280 BCE

Constantine the great was a roman ruler who ruled from 306 and 337 AD. He was born and raised in the city of Nis. He was the first Roman emperor to confess to christianity. Provided some solid ground for christianity.

Paul of Terues

64 BCE

Paul is often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. His letters have had enormous influence on Christian theology, especially on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the mystical human relationship with the divine.

The Great fire of Rome

64 BCE

The great fire of Rome started in july 19th of 64 AD by the chariot stadium of circus maximus. On july 23rd 64 AD the fire had burned around two thirds of all Rome. The Emperor of the time was Nero, who was thought to have started the fire in anger and had blamed the fire on the christians. Which started two centuries of christian persucution.

Jesus of Nazereth

4 BCE

One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient traditions and religious fervor. Decades of Roman rule were causing ever more resentment. Jesus was born to a family from a village called Nazareth, near the Sea of Galilee. As he was growing up, Judaea was collapsing into chaos.

Perpetua

203

Perpetua, in full Vibia Perpetua, (born c. 182—died March 7, 203, feast day March 7, Carthage [now a residential suburb of Tunis, Tunisia]), 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 her death in an arena.

The battle of Milvian bridge

312

The battle fought at Milvian Bridge outside Rome was a crucial moment in a civil war that ended with Constantine I as ruler of the Roman Empire and Christianity established as the empire's official religion. Constantine's conversion to the Cross may have been prompted by a dream of victory.