Rise To Christianity in the Roman Empire

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  • Emperor Theodosius
    380 BCE

    Emperor Theodosius

    He was the last Emperor to rule over both eastern and western rome
  • Edict of Milan
    313 BCE

    Edict of Milan

    Constantine the great created this to give religious freedom to the romans
  • Battle of Milivan Bridge
    312 BCE

    Battle of Milivan Bridge

    The battle of Milivan Bridge took place between the 2 Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius this battle gets its name from the bridge over the Tiber river.
  • Great Persecution of 303 CE
    303 BCE

    Great Persecution of 303 CE

    In this time the Christians were heavily persecuted against by the Emperors, Diocletian and a few more. The Christians were stripped of their rights and were told to comply with the traditional religious practices of the Romans or they would not get their rights back. During this time they were very heavily persecuted against and the lost almost all of their rights
  • Constantine the Great
    272 BCE

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine is most famous for being the first Christian Emperor he switched to Christianity when he saw a cross in the sky and then that day he has a vision about a battle and then later he won that battle so he switched to Christianity. He then made The Edict of Milian and it gave the people of Rome the freedom of religion. he also created a city called Constantinople which had the first real church and it was a Christian city. He really was one of the main starters of Christianity in Rome now
  • Perpetua
    181 BCE

    Perpetua

    These are the oldest and most notable Christian texts it survives in Latin and Greek forms.
  • Roman Rule of Israel (Begins)
    86 BCE

    Roman Rule of Israel (Begins)

    Judea was under the rule of a Roman emperor and he hanged the way most of Judea was run.
  • Great Fire of Rome
    64 BCE

    Great Fire of Rome

    The great fire of Rome was a time where Rome was on fire and a lot of it burned and emperor Nero blamed this fire on the Christians
  • Paul of Tarsus
    30 BCE

    Paul of Tarsus

    the Apostle Paul was a teacher of the gospel he taught in the first century.
  • Jesus of Nazareth
    4 BCE

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus Christ is a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader He is the central figure of Christianity.