Roman Christianity

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  • 37 BCE

    Roman Rule of Israel

    Roman Rule of Israel
    The cultures of the Jews and the Romans began to overlap just before the Christian Era. Jews migrated to Rome along with other places. Jerusalem was conquered in 64 BC and Judaism officially became a legal religion.
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth
    Jesus of Nazareth was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. Jesus of Nazareth, also knows as Jesus Christ, was a central figure in Christianity.
  • 5

    Paul of Tarsus

    Paul of Tarsus
    Paul of Tarsus, or commonly known as Paul the Apostle, taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. He founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe.
  • 64

    Great Fire of Rome

    Great Fire of Rome
    In the Great Fire of Rome, the majority of the city was burnt down in a fire except for the christian based region. The people of the city blamed Nero for the fire. Nero turned it onto the Christians which led to one of the first organized persecutions of the Christians
  • 203

    Perpetua

    Perpetua
    Perpetua was a married noblewoman who was 22 at the time of her death. She was an important christian martyr in the third century
  • 272

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine the Great
    Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor who lived between the years 272 to 337 AD. Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity
  • 303

    Great Persecution

    Great Persecution
    The Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Christians had always been discriminated against. It was not until the 250s, that Christianity was made legal.
  • 312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge

    Battle of Milvian Bridge
    The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius in the year 312. This battle marked the beginning of Constantine's conversion to Christianity.
  • 313

    Edict of Milan

    Edict of Milan
    The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius, that allowed religious toleration in the Roman Empire
  • 347

    Emperor Theodosius

    Emperor Theodosius
    Emperor Theodosius was the emperor of Rome from 379 to 395 AD. He issued decrees that effectively made Nicene Christianity the official state church of the Roman Empire