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30
Jesus of Nazareth
-Central figure of Christianity
- Nailed to cross and prosecuted
- Stories of him rise from the grave -
63
Roman Rule of Israel (begins)
-Rome took over Israel
-Let the people of Israel keep their religion
- Because Israel was mostly Jewish, Jews were given more palatable laws -
64
Great Fire of Rome
- The city burned for 6 days
- Gangs of thugs stopped people from putting out the fire
- Rumors had it the Nero started the fire
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64
Paul of Tarsus
- Paul was Jewish and was told to arrest Jesus -Paul became blind for 3 day from Jesus' great light -Became a disciple of Jesus and helped spread Christianity around Rome
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303
Great Persecution of 303 CE
- Targeted Christians -Christian church at Nicomedia destroyed and it's scriptures burned -Christians were never purged systematically, some tried bribing their way to freedom
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306
Constantine the Great
- 1st Roman emperor that endorsed Christianity
- Roman Emperor from 306-337 AD
- Roman Army officer of Illyrian origins
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312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
-Constantine had a vision from God and it was to paint the 1st two letters of Christ's name on the shields of the soldiers
-Constantine won and he attributed the success to Christianity
- After Constantine won he started a path that led him to end the Tetrarchy -
313
Edict of Milan
-A letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius
-Gave freedom to religions
-Basically helped the Christians be treated equal
