Rise of christainty

Roman Rule of Israel

64 BCE

1.1 million people where killed in the e tempt to take over Israel. The roman empire took over isreal in 64 BC and the roman province of syria was made. They controlled isreal all the way u to 476 BCE. The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem. It took the Romans over 6 years to conqueror isreal.

Jesus of Nazareth

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Jesus of Nazareth was a religious teacher. Was turned in and crucified on a cross. They buried him and three days later his tomb was empty . He wore a crown of thorns and a purple robe when he was crucified. The faith is based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

Paul of Tarsus

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He opposed the Christian movement until he converted . He was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.He was converted by an encounter with the risen Christ.He was one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians. He was eventually caught and was beheaded.

great fire of Rome

64

The fire lasted 6 days destroying most of the city. There was no evidence that the emperor no started the fire but he did use it to push his ideas of the christens. The fire destroyed 65 percent of Rome. Thugs killed people trying to put out the fire and no one really knows why that did that. This fire was devastating it killed hundred of people and left other homeless and poor. This even ended with Nero blaming the Christians for the fire

perpetua

203

she was put to death along with others at Carthage. She was a Christian martyrs. She died at 22 and she had infant son. Catholic families still honor St. Perpetua, to this day. A journal called The Passion of Saints Perpetua recounting her trial and imprisonment.

The great persecution of 303

303

Christianity was ilea-gel during this time. The Romans killed 2 million Christians . The Romans would often burn them or feed them to starving animals. Citizens of Rome could watch the Christians get burned alive or eaten. The four emperors Diocletian, Maximian Galerius and Constantius made a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices.It ended in AD 311 when the king contracted a particularly loathsome disease

Constantine the Great

306

He sent his mother Helena to the Holy Land where she found pieces of the cross that Jesus was crucified on. He was the first Christian Roman emperor.He also established the city of Constantinople. Constantine and his army over threw Maxentius. He made Christianity a lawful religion in Roman society.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

Constantine had a vision assuring him of victory in the name of the Christian God.This battle paved the way for Christianity to become the dominant religion for the Roman Empire.The first two letters of Christ's name in Greek, was painted on the soldiers shields.Over 200,000 men died in this battle.The cause of the battle was a five year long argument between Constantine and Maxentius over control of the western side of rome After the battle Maxentius head was paraded through the streetsofRome.

Edict of Milan

313

Edict of Milan is a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity. It assured Christians of legal rights.Roman Emperor Constantine I and Licinius wrote the Edict of Milan. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between the Roman emperors. When the Edict of Milan was created it made Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire.

Emperor Theodosius

347

Theodosius the Great was the last Roman Emperor to rule a united Roman Empire. He established Christianity as the state religion and successfully defended it.He became a convert and stopped the persecution.He allowed followers of the religion to relocate.Theodosius died, after suffering from a disease involving severe edema