Vocabulary
In 313 CE, Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal with this decree.
What is the Edict of Milan?
The Romans destroyed this when they put down the first Jewish revolt in Judea in 66 CE.
What is the Temple of Solomon?
The Council of Nicaea was called by this important political figure.
Who is Emperor Constantine?
This is the Roman religious norm of public devotion to the gods and the Roman Empire
What is religio?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, raised in Nazareth and died in which city?
What is Jerusalem?
The Roman emperor who blamed the fire that destroyed half of Rome on Christians.
Who is Emperor Nero?
This early Church Father was born in North Africa and converted after hearing the preachings of St. Ambrose. He wrote City of God after the 4th century sacking of Rome.
This is what Romans called weird, secretive religions. They placed Christianity in this category.
What is superstitio?
The result of the final phases of the Jewish revolt through the first and second centuries was the pushing Jewish people out of Judea. This dispersion of a particular group of people is known as a what?
What is the diaspora?
Who is Pontius Pilate?
This Father of the Church compiled and translated the Bible into Latin, a version we call the Vulgate.
This is the name of a prevalent heresy in the early Church that proclaimed that Jesus was an entirely human man and prophet.
What is Arianism?
Jesus was considered a political enemy of Rome because the people of Jerusalem greeted him with this title. It means "the one who will free the Jewish people from their oppressors"
What is the messiah?
This emperor elevated the status of Christianity to the official religion of Rome.
Who is Emperor Theodosius?
This Father of the Church was the reluctant bishop of Milan. He was a well educated preacher, a peace keeper amid Arians and Christians, and the saying "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" is attributed to him.
Who is St. Ambrose?