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63 BCE
Roman Rule of Israel
Titus burnt Jerusalem to the ground and ruined all the temples. The people of Jerusalem were forced to go somewhere else. There was a set of wars between the Romans and the Jews. Around one million Jews died. -
4 BCE
Jesus Of Nazareth
Son of the Virgin Mary. He was taken to tried for disobeying Roman laws. He executed by being nailed to a cross with a crown of thorns on his head. His body was put in a tomb that same day. The following Sunday, three days later, Jesus rose from the dead. This day is Easter. -
4 BCE
Paul of Tarsus
Was an Apostle of Jesus. He had made a huge difference in Christianity. 13 books in the New Testament are attributed to Paul. He was arrested for his Gentiles and was sent to Rome. He was killed in the executions following the Great Fire of Rome -
64
Great Fire of Rome
After the Great Fire of Rome, Nero blamed the Christians because they didn't worship the roman gods. This led to him holding the first ever persecution of Christians. Some Christians were burned, others were mauled by animals. Nero used this event to persecute Christians. -
203
Perpetua
A who lived in christian in Carthage. She was arrested for not to worshiping the Roman gods. Her father wanted to get her to forget being christian. Her father attacked her. When he left she thanked god. The prisoners were baptized in prison. She executed by being stabbed by a gladiator. -
303
Great Prosecution
Diocletian and Galerius both agreed to persecute Christians. They believed that the plague and civil wars were caused by the Christians. Several thousands Christians were killed. They persecuted in the names of the Roman gods. Many christian leaders were killed off. -
306
Constantine The Great
He became the one and only ruler of Rome in 324. He was the first Christian roman emperor. He had an important role in the Edict of Milan. He converted to Christianity. He witnessed the Great Persecution. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The night before the battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine had a vision. In the sky he saw a cross and the words, “In Hoc Signo Vinces”. In the sign you will win the battle. That night he had a vision in his dream. He was told to put the first two letters of Jesus Christ's name in Greek. The following day, Constantine and Maxentius fought until Constantine came up victorious. -
313
Edict of Milan
It is the Freedom of Religion. It allows anyone to worship any religion in any area. It gave back the property taken from Christians. -
379
Emperor Theodosius
He was a nicece christian. He thought all other christians were bad. He removed nicece christians from the church. On November 26, 380 he got rid of the non-nicece bishop. In 391 pagan worship was illegal.