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Rome Conquers and maintains relative control for 376 years
Several rebellions all stopped by Titas
More rebellions and faster reconquering -
Jesus is Born in the manger
He gathers a lot of followers
Rome doesn't like him
Crucified (Easter)
Comes back just to heal some peeps and leave -
During the time of Nero
He blamed Christians for it
He had several suspects crucified
Many suspect it was actually started by Nero
Burned for seven days -
Paul was ordered to be killed by Nero.
He was supposedly killed in between 64-69 AD
Christian Martyr
Often considered the most important Christian icon after Jesus -
Perpetua was put to death for being Christian
She gathered more followers for it
She was thrown to lions but survived
eventually killed by a soldier
Supposedly had to guide his blade to her throat -
Rome persecuted Christians
Last and most severe persecution
At first the emperor didn't want to
The emperors wife and daughters were supposedly Christian
Trying to convert Christians to Paganism -
Constantine is named emperor of the eastern part of Rome when it was divided into four-ish parts.
He also managed to combine them for a while.
Converted to Christian after the Battle of Milvian Bridge
Helped Create the Edict of Milan -
Between Constantine and Maxentius.
Constantine claimed to have a vision that said if he put Christian symbols on his army, he would win.
He did it and won so
he started becoming Christian.
This was the begining of the Roman Catholic religion -
Gives Freedom of Religion to Rome
created by Constantine and Licinius
Constantine and Licinius were rivals
Constantine had turned Christian
Christianity was very hated at the time -
Last emperor to govern all of Rome.
Wanted to get rid of Paganism
He had many Christian followers
Issued the Edict of Thessalonica which made Christianity the official religion of rome
