Rise Of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Jesus of Nazareth

4

Jesus was a religious leader of all Christianity, Christians adore Jesus because he sacrificed himself for everyone and was very prominent. He died in 33 BCE but rose from the dead and is the leader of heaven and Christianity. He also clarified what Christianity was.

Paul of Tarsas

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One of the most important religious leaders for Christianity, he came after Jesus. He was never respected as much as James and Peter however. He always had trouble in finding his worth but he survived and continued to spread Christianity throughout his life. He affected Rome because all of the Christians believed in him and he was a main part of the religions success.

Roman Rule Of Israel (begins)

63

The Roman Rule of Israel brought the adoption of Christianity from Judaism. Israel mainly had Jewish people and Christianity branched off of that making Christians. This has a great impact on Christianity in Rome because this was when they first started to adopt this religion which eventually grew worldwide.

Great Fire of Rome

64

Nero wanted to tear down Rome so he could build palaces known as Neropolis, but The Senate rejected his proposal. A fire had started which was ordinary but it didn't go out for over a week and destroyed two thirds of Rome. Nero blamed the fire on the Christians because he was getting blamed for it and he did not like them.

Perpetua

203

Perpetua was thrown in prison along with her friends for being a Christian. She gave birth in the prison and her dad pleaded her to say at the trial that she was a Pagan but when the trial came she and her friends all said that they were Christian. They were then thrown into a stadium with warriors and animals and were all killed. Her and her friends courage influenced others to stay Christian.

Great Persecution of 303 CE

303

Diocletian and three other emperors were trying to bring together the Roman Empire and they believed that to do that they all had to have the same Christianity. This was the most severe persecutions of Christians. The Christians struggled a lot during this time but they still lived. Several thousand Christians were killed and this event ended when the emperors began to fight for power.

Constantine The Great

312

Constantine became emperor and supported Christianity as a Pagan. On the battlefield him and his soldiers saw a cross and other things, then he had a dream to put a Christian symbol on their shields and he did, they won. He then made the Edict of Milan making Christianity legal and brought the idea of religious freedom. He built a city that worshiped Christianity and became Christian on his deathbed.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

Constantine saw the cross and the lettering in the sky over this bridge. This relates to Christianity because Constantine believed that when he saw the cross it was a symbol for Christianity and that it helped him win the war. After winning this war he then converted into a Christian and made it legal to be a Christian.

Edict Of Milan

313

This was the beginning of the idea for religious freedom. This edict brought religious freedom which made Christianity legal. Many people criticized Christians but after this people realized that they could become Christian and a lot of them did because they liked the way that it ran. This effected Rome because lots of people became Christian after it became legal.

Emperor Theodosius

380

Theodosius was a great emperor in Rome and he issued an edict that commanded everyone to be a Christian. This greatly changed Christianity because he made most people in Rome become Christian and after that it spread all over the world.