Growth of the christian religion

Jesus of Nazareth gets crucified

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Jesus of Nazareth was referred to as the king of Jews. The crucifixion of Jesus has gone down as a huge historical event, although historians have very little info in the event they know that he was killed in the name of the christian religion.

Paul of Taraus

64

As a Roman citizen, he bore the Latin name of "Paul." Also as, saint paul, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, and in the years around 64 AD he founded several churches. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman people.

The Great Fire of Rome

64

It was a large fire in the town of Rome, caused by the emperor Nero. He started the fire and hired thugs to let the fire burn on. The fire did go on for nearly a week. One of the parts of the town that somehow survived was the small christian area. Nero put all the blame on the Christians. This contributed greatly to the killing of tons and tons of Christians later on in the coming years.

Roman rule over Israel

64

A last attempt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was made by Mattathias Antigonus, whose defeat and death brought Hasmonean rule to an end in 40 bc, and the Land became a province of the Roman Empire. In 37 bc, Herod, a son in law of Hyrcanus II, was appointed King of Judea by the Romans.

Perpetua

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Perpetua was a married noblewoman, she was 22 years old when she died, and a mother of an infant she was raising. Her friend Felicity, a slave imprisoned with her and pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.

Great prosecution of 303 ad

303

The Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the Emperors wrote edicts changing Christians legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices. So they took they Christians, and put them in the Colosseum to get killed by beasts and gladiators for all to watch.

The battle of Milvian Bridge

312

A day before the battle of Milvian Bridge Constantine saw a light in the sky of a cross, relating to the christian religion. Later that night he had a dream also relating to Christianity. The following day he had the cross symbol put on the shield of all his troops. They won the battle, this encouraged Constantine to write the Edict of Milan which changed the christian religion forever.

Edict of Milan

313

Following the battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine wrote the Edict of Milan. Constantine and Licinius agreed to write this Edict meaning that the religion of Christianity was to be tolerated by all people. The Edict was write in Milan so they decided to name it that.

Constantine writes Edict

313

Edict of Milan. Edict of Milan, a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius.

Emperor Theodosuis

395

Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from AD 379 to AD 395, as the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. On accepting his elevation, he campaigned against Goths and other barbarians who had invaded the empire.