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...and fails completely.
380 CE (Greece)
200 Years (almost)
Eventually, Christianity become a powerful force in the Roman Empire
Constantine was so amazed by his victory that he legally recognized Christianity
The Roman Empire had controlled
Judea (Israel) for over 120 years, since the time
of Julius Caesar
Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Empire in 380 CE
He also banned all non-Christian practices (like the Olympics), and began persecuting non-Christians...
The Edict of Milan banned any Roman, across the Empire, from persecuting a Christian
In the year 66 CE, the Jews fought a bloody war to take back control of their homeland from Rome
Legend says Constantine was influenced by his mother, who was secretly a Christian
Within 4 years, the Roman armies had completely destroyed Jerusalem, killed thousands of Jews, and exiled thousands more
"Arch of Titus", Rome
...by destroying their temples, killing their priests, and imprisoning their followers.
130 - 300 CE
312 - 313 CE
100 - 130 CE
325 - 380 CE
66 - 70 CE
The results were:
130 CE
100 CE - Romans rebuild Jerusalem as a Roman city, builds statues of Zeus over the Holy Temple
Emperor Constantine was losing a civil war against a rogue general
Early Christianity had many competing ideas about what they should believe (like Gnosticism)
In the sky, Constantine saw a vision of the cross with the words "By This Sign, Conquer"
Emperor Constantine tried to fix this by inviting 1,800 bishops to get together and decide on ONE belief
130 CE - Simeon Bar Kokhba says he (not Jesus) is the Messiah that will destroy the Roman Empire in Jerusalem.
He raises an enormous army to finally defeat the Romans once and for all...
The two armies met at Milvian Bridge, in Rome; Constantine's army was half the size of his enemy
He ordered his soldiers to draw the symbol on their shields...and they won