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Jesus of Nazareth is Jesus's full name. He is the god of Christianity.
- Jesus was born to a family from a village called Nazareth, near the Sea of Galilee
- Tiberius was the ruler when Jesus was born
- In his lifetime Jesus was called Jesus son of Joseph but after his death he came to be called Jesus Christ
- Jesus was the god in the monotheistic religion of Christianity which was persecuted for a long time
- His disciples converted others to belief in him, which led to Christianity -
Paul of Tarsus (St. Paul) or Paul the Apostle was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ. He spread the word of Jesus
- He was born in Tarsus, Turkey which is obviously how he received part of his name
- Paul traveled thousands of miles around the Mediterranean just to spread the word of Jesus
- He opened a doctrine that turned Christianity worldwide
- Made it more comfortable for people to express their beliefs in Christianity
- He died in either 64 or 67 CE from decapitation, Nero's orders -
This event was the most destructive part of Christianity persecution.
- Nero was under power at the time and might have fiddled while Rome burned and panicked
- Started in merchant shops of the Circus Maximus
- The fire burned for six days, burning two thirds of Rome
- Nero might have started the fire and used it for his good
- 10 of Romes 14 districts were burned -
This was the the first Roman Jewish war and it took place in 66 CE.
- There was a revolt because two of their emperors were banned from Jerusalem
- The two Roman emperors that were banned from Jerusalem were Vespasian and Titus
- After the Siege of Jerusalem there was always bad blood between Jerusalem and Rome
- They took over Jerusalem because it held most Jews at the time
- Ultimately a war was fought which resulting in Rome winning and destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple -
Perpetua was a Christian martyr who wrote The Passion of Saints
- Perpetua was born in 181 CE and died in 203 CE
- Her diary was so influential that it was praised by orthodox Christians and heretical Montanists alike - She moved people to Christianity and once they were Christian made them passionate -
This was the biggest persecution against Christians. Diocletian started this persecution.
- Diocletian was the last emperor to heavily persecute Christians
- Diocletian and many others did not like the idea of monotheism or only believing in one god
- Many Christians were martyrs for their cause and hoped Christianity would eventually not be persecuted
- Ended in 311 CE when the edict of toleration was made
- Christians were burned and killed, just for their beliefs -
Constantine the great was the first emperor to accept Christianity
- Changed the capital from Rome to Constantinople
- Constantinople was a place where Christianity was appreciated
- Constantine the Great ruled from 306 CE to 337 CE
- Soon after he stopped the persecution of Christianity, Christianity became the main religion of Rome
- He created the Edict of Milan and it said that Christians could believe what they wanted. -
The Battle of Milvian Bridge was a battle that lead Constantine to be Rome's main leader
- Took place on top of a bridge overlooking the Tiber River
- This war really helped prove that Christianity should be the main religion in Rome
- On 27 October, the night before the battle, it is said that Constantine had a dream
- His dream was the sun with and below it said in "hoc signo vince"
- Hoc signo vince means "In this sign, prevail" this persuaded him -
This letter let Christians express their beliefs without being persecuted.
- The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by the Roman emperors that agreed to religious toleration.
- Without this who know where Christianity would be today
- This was the game changer for Christianity and where it really took off
- Constantine and Licinius were the two emperors that signed the Edict of Milan
- It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Mediolanum (modern Milan) -
Theodosius the first made Christianity the main religion in Rome.
- He ruled sixteen years from 379 CE to 395 CE
- Theodosius was seen as Theodosius the Great since he started the Edict of Thessalonica
- The Edict of Thessalonica was basically the rule that allowed Christianity to be the main religion
- Theodosius really believed in Nicene Christianity so he specifically made it the main religion
- Theodosius was also the last ruler of east and west
