Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Paul of Tarsus

4 BCE

Paul of Tarsus also commonly known as Paul the apostle was known for being a follower of Jesus. Another reason Paul of Tarsus was very important is because he was known as the most important person after Jesus.

Jesus of Nazareth

4 BCE

Jesus of Nazareth was a very important person in Rome because he was part of the Rome religion, He was very important because he was said to be the son of The one and only God the Christians of Rome believed in

Great Fire of Rome

64

This Fire was A fire that was thought to be started by a cruel emperor named Nero. They think that Nero started this because he wanted to kill the Christian. However, whoever who started the fire they started it in Circus Maximus stadium in Rome and it spread through 10 of Romes 14 districts.

Roman Rule of Israel (begins)

66

This was important in Rome's history because this is when Rome had conquered Jerusalem. This was a huge achievement for Rome because Jerusalem was known as a huge religious location.

Perpetua

181

The reason Perpetua was an important person in Rome is because of the idea she brought to them. The idea Perpetua brought to Rome is that she showed them how to think of themselves and what they were doing.

Great Persecution

303

This was a huge event in Rome's history because of what happened in this last persecution. This was huge because even though it was the last persecution it was the worst in the sense of cruelty. This was the worst persecution because all of the Christians' legal rights were taken, they were forced to worship Gods they didn't believe in and they got horribly treated.

Constantine the Great

306

Constantine the Great was known to be the first Christian emperor. This was a huge thing back then because Christianity was a huge deal back then because Rome was fighting over if it was good or not. Finally, he was also a big deal in Rome because he helped Christianity spread throughout the rest of Rome.

Battle of Milvian Bridge

312

This was a huge civil war between Rome, and the reason this was such a huge war is at the end it leads to Constantine as the sole ruler of the Roman empire and Christianity was then established as Romes religion.

Edict of Milan

313

This was very important because it was the freedom of religion. The people who made this possible in the Roman republic were Constantine and Licinius.

Emperor Theodosius

379

Emperor Theodosius was an important figure in Rome's history because he was the last person to rule over both West and East Rome. Another bug reason Emperor Theodosius was a big name is because he was the emperor who made Christianity an official religion. He did this by stoping persecutions and allowing Christians to move to a new location