Rise of Christianity in Rome Timeline

  • Great Fire Of Rome
    64

    Great Fire Of Rome

    The Fire Burned for 6 days and destroyed 65% of the city. Some People believed that Nero started the fire because of gangs of thugs that didn't let people put the fire out.
  • Great Persecution
    303

    Great Persecution

    The Great Persecution was the last of Persecution of the Christians as the Emperors Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, insisted on Christians legal rights and that they follow traditional religious practices
  • Battle of the Milvian Bridge
    303

    Battle of the Milvian Bridge

    A Battle between the Roman Emperors Constantine and Maxentius, witch led to the end of the Tetratchy. Maxuentius drowned during the battle. This battle sparked the beginning of Constantine conversation to Christianity
  • 312

    Constantine the great

    • Wins the Battle of Milvian Bridge.
    • Constantine and his men saw a cross of like that translated into "In this sign conquer"
    • That night he had a dream that Christ told him to use the cross to beat his enemies
  • Edict of Milan
    313

    Edict of Milan

    The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by the Emperos Lucrtius and Constanine saying that chirstianaty was allowed to be followed and this put the end to the Persacutions