Jesus

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Jesus
What did Jesus really look like?
Christians believe that Jesus was the messiah, or
savior that Jews predicted come to Earth to
restore the kingdom of the Jews. Christians
believe He was the Son of God.
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The Spread of Christianity
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The Apostle Paul
Paul was a Jew born in Tarsus (now in Turkey) who
was a key figure in spreading Christian teaching
through much of the Mediterranean region. He
spread the Christian faith to Jews as well as
non-Jews (gentiles). Paul died some time in the
A.D. 60s during the reign of Nero. Christian
tradition says that Paul was beheaded for his
controversial teachings.
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The Emperor Constantine
Constantine moved the capital from Rome to
Byzantium (Constantinople) and issued The Edict
of Milan to protect Christians.
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Diocletian
Diocletian tried to strengthen a declining Empire
by dividing the lands into two parts, each ruled
by a co-Emperor, and by doubling the size of the
army. He later subdivided the Empire even farther
Diocletian was also the last major persecutor of
Christians. He eventually ordered the execution
of those who refused to worship traditional
Roman gods.
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The Fall of Rome A.D. 476
Already on its last legs, the last Roman
Emperor, a 14-year-old known as Romulus
Augustulus (or Augustus) was forced to abdicate
the throne by a German soldier named Odoacer.
The Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine
Empire, would survive for almost another
1,000 years (until 1453).