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The Roman general Pompey in his eastern campaign established the Roman province of Syria in 64 BC and conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC. Julius Caesar conquered Alexandria c. 47 BC and defeated Pompey in 45 BC.
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was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity.
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An important founder of Christianity is Paul of Tarsus
Famously converted on the road to Damascus, he travelled tens of thousands of miles around the Mediterranean spreading the word of Jesus. -
Jul 18, 64 AD – Jul 23, 64 AD
This is where the Emperor Nero set the city on fire and the only place that wasn't burned was the christian area and he blamed them. -
born c. 182—died March 7, 203
Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died in 203 AD) were Christian martyrs of the 3rd century -
Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices. If they didn't comply they would be killed
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Born February 27, 272 AD
Ruled 306 AD
Ended Rule 337 AD
Died May 22, 337 AD
Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. ... He played an influential role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313, which declared religious tolerance for Christianity in the Roman empire. -
October 28, 312 AD
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312. -
The Edict of Milan was the February 313 AD agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire
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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.
