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303 BCE
The great persecution of 303 CE
The emperors at the time issued a series of edicts, stating that Christians should stick to traditional polytheistic religion. This naturally made the Christians angry. -
40 BCE
Paul of Tarsus
Paul became famous for putting his own followers to death, even though he was a saint of the church. He demanded that Christians give up their faith immediately. On his way to Damascus, where Christianity began to grow, Jesus called out to him, and then he started to believe. -
4 BCE
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus was the staple of Christianity, and he still is today. Early on he was a Jewish preacher, and then Judaism morphed into Christianity. Most Christians believe that he was the incarnation of God, and they referred to him as the messiah. -
64
Great Fire of Rome
On July 19th, 64 a.d, Fires were started near Circus Maximus, which was one of Romes's largest stadiums. Fires burned for six days before they were controlled. 10 out of 14 of Rome's districts were destroyed. 2/3 of Rome was completely decimated. Nero blamed all of the fires on, a variation of Judaism called Christianity. -
66
Roman rule of Israel
This event was almost like a small civil war. The Jewish population revolted against emperors Vespasian and Titus -
182
Perpetua
Perpetua was a woman that was persecuted for being Christian. She kept track of her trial in her diary, and it is one of the only solid pieces of physical evidence taken away from ancient Rome. -
311
Constantine The Great
Constantine is best known for peacefully converting people to Christianity, and building the city known as Constantinople, otherwise known as Istanbul. He became Emporer in 311 ad, because Rome was in a period of Civil War. -
312
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
The battle was named after a bridge which was an important route across the Tiber river. It was a fight of Constantine against Maxentius. Constantine Ended up taking the victory -
313
Edict of Milan
This was signed by the emperor Constantine, and it gave the Christians the right to practice their religion freely without being prosecuted. -
379
Emperor Theodosius
Theodosius was a Christian Emporer, and that was something new. He was also known as Theodosius the Great. During his rule, he defended Rome from the goths and the barbarians. The Goths and the barbarians still invaded Rome.
