Christianity in Rome had always been there. as the empire grew, the religion spread more and more.
Jesus of Nazareth was viewed as the messiah of the Christians. he was born in Bethlehem in Judea. he took up carpentry, and at the age of 30 he began public preaching for three years after that, he spread his words, and reportedly performed miracles.
little has been recorded in history logs of Jesus but his sources were the gospels which were written by his followers, the Apostles.
Jesus' growing popularity was a concern of the religious leaders of the Jews and Rome. the governor of Rome at the time was Pontius Pilate and he accused Jesus of defying the authority of Rome. Jesus was then crucified on a wooden cross.
after Jesus was dead, his followers went off and spread his word. despite the large amount of political and Religious opposition, Christianity spread like wildfire.
Christians were persecuted when they refused to worship Roman gods. as Pax Romana began to crumble, more Christians were persecuted.
people were attracted to Christianity for a few reasons. it embraced all people, it gave hope to the powerless, it offered a personal relationship with god, and it promised eternal life after death.
Constantine was fighting over leadership of Rome, and prayed to the Christian god. he saw a cross and had it painted on all of the sheilds, and he won his fight
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