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37 BCE
Roman Rule of Israel (Begins)
The Roman Rule of Israel started in 37 BCE.
Herod, a son-in-law of Hyrcanus II, was appointed King of Judea by the Romans.
The Jews were hostile to the new regime, and the following years witnessed frequent insurrections.
They had a last attempt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was made by Mattathias Antigonus, whose defeat and death brought Hasmonean rule to an end
The Land became a province of the Roman Empire. -
Period: 4 BCE to 33
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus was also referred to as the Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus Christ was considered a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
He is the Central figure of Christianity.
Jesus died when he was about 33-36 years old according to the Romans.
Jesus debated with fellow Jews on how to best follow God, engaged in healings, taught in parables and gathered followers. He was later arrested and turned over to the Roman government. And was crucified to make Rome perfect. -
64
The Great Fire of Rome
The Great Fire of Roman was an urban fire.
The fire began in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium.
In the aftermath of the fire, two-thirds of Rome was destroyed.
Emperor Nero blamed the devistation and destruction of the fire on the christian community.
It is believed that Nero was motivated to destroy the city so he would be able to bypass the senate and rebuild Rome in his image. -
67
Paul of Tarsus
Paul of Tarsus was commonly known as Saint Paul.
He also was known by his Jewish name, Saul of Tarsus.
He was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.
His epistles (letters) have had enormous influence on Christian theology, especially on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the mystical human relationship with the divine.
Thirteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament have traditionally been attributed to Paul.
He died in 64 or 67 AD. -
Period: 182 to 203
Perpetua
Perpetua was a Christian martyr who wrote The Passion of Saints
Perpetua and Felicity.
It was a journal about her trial and imprisonment that was continued by a contemporary who described Perpetua’s death in the arena.
She and five others were tried, and they refused to renounce their faith, and were condemned to death in the arena.
Her dairy described her father’s plea for her to renounce her Christian identity, so she would be spared.
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303
The Great Persecution
The Emperor at the time of the event was Diocletian.
The Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius had issued series of laws rescinding Christians' legal rights.
The demanded that they comply with traditional religious practices.
The persecution varied in intensity across the empire -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great was known for being the first ever Christian Roman Emperor.
Constantine played an huge role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313, which decreed tolerance for Christianity in the empire.
He converted to the religion after witnessing the sight of a cross in the sky along with his entire army.
He restructured the government, separating civil and military authorities.
To combat inflation he introduced the solidus, a new gold coin that became the standard. -
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The battle took place in/on Milvio Bridge, Rome, Italy.
The battle was fought between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius.
Constantine was the emperor who won the battle.
Maxentius had drowned in the Tiber during the battle. His body was later taken from the river and decapitated. His head was paraded through the streets of Rome on the day following the battle.
This battle made Constantine end the Tetrarchy and established him as the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. -
313
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius.
The Edict of Milan had proclaimed that there would be religious toleration in the Roman Empire.
The letter was issued in February of 313 AD.
The letter had also stopped the persecutions of Christians.
Edict of Milan there began a period when Constantine granted favors to the Christian Church and its members. -
Period: 347 to 395
Emperor Theodosius
Theodosius had a solution for the Gothic problem and unification of the empire.
He was a championship of orthodoxy.
Being a champion of the orthodoxy earned him the extravagant praise of Catholic writers.
He issued the Edict of Thessalonica, which made Christianity, the official religion of the Roman Empire.
He was the last emperor to rule over both the Eastern and the Western halves of the Roman Empire.
