Some Jews believe a messiah will be sent by God and restore their kingdom
Jesus of Nazareth begins to preach and teach at the age of 30
He visits Jerusalem around 29 CE and was met by large crowds
In his teachings he stresses the individual relationship between a person and God
He introduces the concept of heaven to his followers
Chief priests of the Jew deny that Jesus is the messiah
Jesus claim of being king of the Jews causes Pilate to try him for sedation
His apostles believe he ascended into heaven which to them proves he was the messiah and they begin to call him Jesus Christ
Those who follow Jesus spread the religion though the empire
Apostle Paul states in his letter that Christians should welcome all converts
In 66 CE a group of Jews rebel over religion acceleration/ taxes
After a 7 month siege the Romanse are able to take the city of Jerusalem
The romans set fire to destroy the city of Jerusalem and enslaves the inhabitants
Those who escape are known ad the diaspora
Without the temple in Jerusalem Jews begin to center life around the synagogue
Jewish high priests are replaced by rabbis
Christians refuse to worship the roman gods because they are exiled, imprisoned, executed
By the late 3rd century there are millions of christians in the Roman empire
Chirstanity makes it mark when the emperor constantine paints a cross on the shields of his soldiers before a battle he was expected to lose
The christian church develops hierarchy similar to that of the roman empire
Christians decide whomever is the bishop of rome will be known as the Pope-the leader of the church
The Hewbrew bible became known as the old testament in the Chisrtain beliefs
In 325 CE Constantine wants to formalize beliefs and end the debates by calling a meeting of the leaders of Christianity in the city of Nicea where they create Nicea Creed
Augustine a bishop from Hippo teaches that you have to saved and to be saved you must belong to the church and take the sacrament
At the end of the Pax Romana is generally believed to marked by the end of Marcus Aurclius in 180 CE
The roman economy begins to fail for many reasons including an increase in taxes, lack of new sources for gold and silver and a drop in money coupled with a rise in prices which is known as inflation.
The population declines because of food shortages and diseases
The military begins to fail because of allegiances is once again to the commanders and not Rome
Rome is also forced to hire mercenaries foreign soldiers who fight for money because they lack people in the military
People lack confidence in the Empire ability to manage territory and put people under its influence
Holding office in Rome has seen to become a burden more than a reward
In 284 CE diocletian becomes emperor and rebuilds the army
Diocletian tried to make the office of the emperor more prestigious by claiming that he comes from Roman gods.
To battle inflation Diocletian fixes the prices for goods
Diocletian divided the empire into Greek speaking to the east (Greence, Anatolia, Syria and Egypt) and Latin speaking to the west ( Italy, Gaul, Britain,and Spain )
Diocletian eventually appoints three others to lead with him this is known as the tierarchy
Diocletian is one of the few emperors that die a natural death
Constantine is the son of Constantius who was part of the Roman military
Constantine is appointed Caser in 306 CE when his father dies and is given control of Britain, Gaul, and Spain
Constantine wins control of the western empire in 312 CE and the east in 324 CE
Constantine decides to move the capital of the empire to Byzantium which her renames to constantinople
Constantine converts to christianity and begins to removes visages of roman gods and assimilate them to christian beliefs
Constantine built the Church of the Holy Apostle on the original site of the temple of Aplocadite
The western empire takes many years to fall but most believe it started with the Germanic invasions caused by a nomadic group called the Huns
The Huns unite in 444 CE under a leader named Attila the Hun
The last roman emperor is Romulus Augustus and he does not rule a full year before he is pushed out of power by the germans
The eastern half the empire continues until 1453 and becomes known as the Byzantine Empire