The rise of Christianity

By kenna6626
  • 64 BCE

    The Roman Rule of Israel

    Israel was under Roman rule since Rome over took Syria in 64 BC. During the New Testament era, the Roman Empire ruled most of the known world. The Romans Syria in 64 BC and conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC.
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    Paul of Tarsus

    Paul of Tarsus Is known as the Second Father of Christianity, he was a religios leader like Jesus. He created most of the New testimony and Paul became a Nazarene teaching (theology and christology) by stripping it of most of its original Jewish character.
  • Period: 30 to 33

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus (c. 4 BC – c. AD 30 / 33), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is known as the son of God. He tried to spread forgiveness and gratefulness.
  • Period: 40 to 170 BCE

    How the Christians were treated before the prosecution

    In early Rome around 40 AD Christianity was illegal but that didn't stop people from practicing it in quiet.It was very rarely that someone would get executed for practicing the faith, when that did happen it was mainly when Christians refused to warship Roman gods.Because people couldn't come together and practice Christianity it began to form into separate ways of practicing Christianity, for example Gnositcs, Momtinist, and Docetist.
  • Period: 64 to 64

    The Fire of Rome

    The Roman emperors Nero had a reputation for having no mercy. He had the idea to set fire to Rome. So Nero did and he had gangs and criminals to make it so that people couldn't put it out. When the fire was finally out it burned up to 70% of Rome that was burned. The only people who's property wasn't burned to the ground was the Christians. Romans thought that they set the town on fire to get back at the Romans for treating them poorly. This was the beginning of the prosecution of Christians.
  • Period: 203 to 203

    Perpetua

    Vibia Perpetua was a married noblewoman who was enslaved and pregnant at the time. She was put to death while nursing her new born. Due to the merciless murder it started a riot of Christians.
  • Period: 280 to 377

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine the Great (AD 280—337) was one of Rome’s most powerful and successful emperors and the first to self-identify as a Christian. He is known for his economic, political, and military achievements, as well as his religious reforms. In Rome there was a civil war, around four people were fighting to be emperor. Before battle Constantine saw a cross in the sky and he had a dream from god. He felt inspired and once he won the war he was the first to create freedom of religion
  • Period: 303 to 311

    The Diocletian Persecution

    On February 24, 303 CE Roman Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian ordered the publication of his first "Edict against the Christians." This edict ordered the destruction of Christian scriptures and places of worship across the Empire, and prohibited Christians from assembling for worship. This was the beginning of The Diocletian Persecution. After that Christians were brutally murdered and tortured simply because they believed in one god.
  • Period: 312 to 312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge

    On October 28 in 312 A.D. Constantine defeated the superior forces of his rival Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge. Maxentius’s forces attempted to retreat across the Tiber by way of the Milvian Bridge, but the bridge quickly became overcrowded
  • Period: 313 to 313

    Edict of Milan

    The Edict of Milan was an important step in securing the civil rights of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. For nearly three hundred years, Christianity was functionally illegal in the Roman Empire. The Edict of Milan pretty much is the start of Religious Freedom.
  • Period: 379 to 395

    Theodosius the Great

    Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379-395.He is also known for making Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire. However, Theodosius I's legacy is controversial: he is lauded as transforming the Roman Empire into a bastion of imperial Christianity, but he is criticized for imposing draconian measures against polytheism, which went against the Christian teaching to love one's neighbor.