Roman+Dialogue



1. Choose four from the eight aspects of life. 2. Read the corresponding information in the pdf's. 3. Write a response citing information from the reading that a Christian living at this time might have said. 4. Your responses should be at least two sentences long. 5. This is due next class.

__**Early Christianity time line**__ 900s BCE - David rules Israel 63 BCE - Romans conquered Judea ca. 4 BCE - Jesus of Nazareth is born ca. 29 CE - Jesus executed 59 CE - Paul began final journey 60 CE - Paul arrested in Rome

__**Timeline from the founding to the fall of Rome**__ 753 BC - Founding of Rome 509 BC - Roman Patricians overthrow Etruscan monarchy, establishing a republic 494 BC - Tribune of Plebeians established - First government positions held by plebeians 449 BC - Law of Twelve Tables - ﬁrst set of written laws in Rome, ensured fair treatment 367 BC - Law passed allowing plebeians to be a consul 342 BC - Law passed requiring one consul to be a plebeian 287 BC - Laws passed by Tribune of Plebeians applied to all Romans, not just plebeians 73 BC - Slave revolt led by Spartacus - over 100,000 slaves involved 44 BC - Julius Caesar assassinated by Roman Senate 27 BC - AD 180 - Pax Romana - The long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force 27 BC - AD 14 - Rule of Augustus as Romeʼs ﬁrst emperor AD 285 - Diocletian divides the huge empire into east and west AD 313 - Edict of Milan - Constantine legalized Christianity in Rome, ending persecution and built churches, used Christian symbols on coins, and made Sunday a holy day of rest and worship AD 330 - Constantine moved Roman capital to Constantinople AD 380 - Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the ofﬁcial religion of Rome AD 410 - Visigoths attacked and plundered the city of Rome AD 455 - Vandals sack Rome AD 476 - Fall of Rome - Germanic invaders conquer Rome