Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Roman Rule of Israel (begins)

63 BCE

The Roman general Pompey conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC. Jewish and Roman cultures began to overlap in the centuries just before the Christian Era. Jewish-Roman tensions resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple. Christianity became the legal religion of Rome and the Christian emperors persecuted Jewish people and restricted their rights

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

Jesus of Nazareth / Jesus Christ is the "leader" of the Christian religion. As the bible says he was the son of god. Born 4 BC and Died 30 AD. He was crucified but a few days after he was resurrected and continued to spread Christianity.

Paul of Tarsus

5

Born in 5 AD and died in 64 AD. Paul was dedicated to persecuting the disciples of Jesus. The resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light, blinding Paul for 3 days. Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God.

Great Fire of Rome

64

It took 6 days to extinguish. Emperor Nero caused the fire then blamed it on the Christians. Nero hired men to stop the people from trying to put it out. Started on 5-18-64 and ended at 5-24-64. This lead to the mass persecution of Christians.

Great Fire of Rome

Period: 64 to 64

It took 6 days to extinguish. Emperor Nero caused the fire then blamed it on the Christians. Nero hired men to stop the people from trying to put it out. Started on 5-18-64 and ended at 5-24-64. This lead to the mass persecution of Christians.

Perpetua

181

Born 181 AD, Died March 7, 203 AD. Also sorry couldnt find very much for this person:(

Constantine the Great

272

He ruled from 306-337 AD. Died on May 22, 337 AD. Had a dream/vision about battle where if he wore the Christan symbol on his troop's shields, he would win. Created the "Edict of Mulan" and protected Christians.

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303

Great Persecution was the last and worst persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. If Christians wouldn't sacrifice for the Roman gods they faced death or imprisonment.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Before the battle, Constantine had a vision where he saw the Christian symbol and he had it put on his soldier's shields and won the battle. Happened on the 28 October 312. Constantine had approximately 100,000 men, and Maxentius had approximately 75,000–120,000 men.

Edict of Milan

313

Written on February 313 AD. Made the Christian religion legal and gave everyone the option of free religion. Signed by Constantine and Licinius. This was important because it was the point where Christianity was able to start to grow.

Emperor Theodosius

347

Born on January 11, 347 and Died January 17, 395. He reigned from January 19, 379 – May 15, 392 as emperor in the East. And also he reigned the whole empire from May 15, 392 - January 17 395. He was the first to become emperor of Rome in forever and had full power over Rome.