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Paul of tarsus was a leader of the first Christians. He spread the word of Jesus and taught the gospel to the Romans in the early days of Christianity ( reigned from 4 BCE to 64 )
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Jesus was a leader known to be the son of god and when born created a large event leading to him. Later in his life he was crucified for trying to spread Christianity in Jerusalem. But was told to have been resurrected 3 days after his death. And this made a big impact in the rise of Christianity.
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The Romans became the new great power in the area and the jewish didn't like the regime. The jews tried the Romans but ended up failing and getting all of Israel taken over
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The Great Fire of Rome was a Fire that was started by the Roman Emperor Nero and burned down 2/3 of Rome. The fire burned for 9 days taking many lives. Many speculate that Nero did this to blame on the Christians which lead to the persecution.
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perpetua was a woman of rome that kept a diary of her incarceration and arrest and had a vision of her dead brother in heaven then fought the devil and got awarded by god. Apparently this was inspiring somehow
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Constantine the Great was a Roman emperor that ruled from 306 to 337 AD. He was the emperor after the conversion to Christianity because of Constantine. He convereted to Christianity because of a vision he had before the battle of Milvian
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A battle took place between the Roman Emperors, Constantine the first and Mauritius over who gets to have the western half of the empire. When the armies were getting ready for battle they looked into the sun and saw "By this sign you will conquer" And everyone turned to believing Christianity because they believed that is a a sign by god
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Edict of Milan was a proclamation signed by Constantine the first and Licinius that made christianity a religion that was now llegal to practice and this ended the great persecution
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Emperor Theodosius was an emperor that ruled from 379 to 395 AD. He made Christianity the main religion of the Roman Empire.
