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300 BCE
Jesus of Nazareth
Born: 3rd Century BC
Died: April 7/8th 30
1.) Jesus was a Jewish Preacher and a religious leader
2.) He is one of the main parts of Christianity, many Christians believe that he is the incarnation of God
3.) He was crucified on a large wooden cross, next to Dismas and Gestas
4.) He is said to have risen from the grave after his Crucifixion
5.) Jesus is the cause of two major holidays; Christmas and Easter -
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Paul of Tarsus
Born: 3
Died: 64
1.)Commonly Known as Saint Paul, or by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus
2.) He was an Apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the 1st century world
3.) Wrote letters that shaped Christianity
4.) Traveled tens of thousands of miles spreading the word of Christ
5.) Born in Tarsus Turkey -
64
The Great Fire of Rome
From June 18th, 64, to June 23rd, 64
1.) Occurred under Emperor Nero
2.) The Great Fire was an extremely large fire that destroyed about 2/3 of Rome
3.) Nero allegedly started the fire to burn down Rome so he could bypass the Senate and Rebuild Rome to his liking.
4.) Lasted only Six days, but still was extreme devastating. Hundreds of people died and thousands were left homeless
5.) After the fire Emperor Nero needed a scapegoat, he decided to blame the Christians -
66
Roman Rule of Israel(Begins)
1.) 66 AD, first Roman-Jewish War
2.) The Revolt was quickly put down by Vespasian and Titus
3.) Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD Romans destroyed and stole from Israel
4.) Romans destroyed most of the temples in Jerusalem, and stole artifacts
5.) Rome left Jerusalem in 70 AD after ravaging the place -
181
Perpetua
Born: 181
Died: March ,7th, 203
1.) Full name is Vibia Perpetua
2.) She was a young women of noble birth
3.) She had a young son who was a Christian
4.) She was executed in Carthage, North Africa
5.) She was one of five Christians that were condemned to death in this area -
272
Constantine the Great
Born: February 27th, 272 Died: May 22nd, 337
1.) Was Roman Emperor between the years of 306 and 337
2.) He came to power during a series of Civil Wars, these wars destroyed the Tetrachry that was established.
3.) Constantine had a battle that he was greatly outnumbered at, he said he saw a vision and a dream saying he would be victorious.
4.) He put a X and P on the shields of his army, and they were victorious in their battle
5.) Constantine also helped establish the Edict of Milan -
303
Great Persecution of 303 CE
1.) This was the last and most severe persecution of Christians
2.) 3,500 Christians were killed during this persecution
3.) Made Christianity illegal in the Roman Empire
4.) Christian were executed by various methods; burned at the stake, fed to the beasts(lions, tigers,etc.), and having their head removed
5.) Was caused by Emperor Decius, who order everyone in Rome to sacrifice to the Roman Gods. He believed that the gods would be angry and punish Romans for the Christians not worshiping them -
312
Battle Of Milvian Bridge
Oct. 28th, 312
1.)Battle between Constantine and Maxentius over the Milvian Bridge
2.)Constantine won this battle and continued on to destroy the Tetrachry that ruled over Rome
3.) Maxentius drowned in the Tiber River that was underneath the bridge, his body was recovered, decapitated, then paraded through the streets of Rome
4.)This battle was the start of Constantine's conversion to Christianity
5.) Constantine saw visions of Angles and a dream that foretold he would be victorious -
313
Edict of Milan
February 313
1.) Made under Constantine
2.) Made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire
3.) This edict gave Imperial support to Christianity
4.) The Battle of Milvian Bridge led Constantine to convert to Christianity and create the Edict of Milan
5.) This Edict is one of the major reasons that Christianity became the largest and most popular religion in Rome -
347
Emperor Theodosius
Born:Jan 11th, 347 Died:Jan 17th, 395
1.) Last Emperor to rule over both East and West parts of the Roman Empire, was Emperor from 379-395
2.) He Campaigned against Goths and Barbarians who were invading the Empire
3.) He had insufficient resources to completely wipe out any groups
4.) Fought two civil wars and won both of them
5.) Issued Decrees that made Christianity the official state church of the Roman Empire. Although he didn't prevent others from practicing other religions
