Where did the disciples "go" after the death of jesus? What were their intentions and how successful were they?

by Doncuneo

I only remember hearing that some went to greece, one died in Italy, some to north africa and Armenia.

talondearg

We don't have very good or accurate sources on what happened to the 12 apostles after Jesus' death. Much of it is tradition as recorded second-hand in a few sources. So anything I write here is simply telling you what is in the primary sources that we have, with not a huge deal of certainty

Hippolytus of Rome is one of those sources, along with Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History

Here is what is recorded:

James, brother of John, son of Zebedee: decapitated by Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:2, see also Hippolytus, and Eusebius EH 3.5

James, son of Alphaeus: stoned to death in Jerusalem (Hippolytus)

Andrew: preached to the Scythians and Thracians (in modern day Georgia and Bulgaria), was crucified on an olive tree at Patrae in Greece (Hippolytus)

Bartholomew (Nathanael): preached in India and was crucified upside down, buried in Allanum (southern Georgia) (acc to Hippolytus). Alternatively, Eusebius records that a certain Pantaenus from Alexandria had visited India and found Christians there with a Hebrew language version of the Gospel of Matthew given to them by Bartholomew.

Matthew/Levi: died at Hierees, Parthia (acc to Hippolytus). Possibly beheaded.

Simon Peter: Irenaeus puts Peter in Rome (Against Heresies 3.1). Eusebius says he was crucified under Nero. Hippolytus also records crucifixion, upside down, under Nero.

Philip: preached and crucified upside down in Phrygia, during the reign of Domitian (Hippolytus)

Simon the Zealot: died in Jerusalem at 120 years old (Hippolytus)

Thaddaeus/Judas son of James: preached to Edessa, through Mesopotamia, and died at Berytus (Hippolytus)

Thomas: preaches through the Parthian empire all the way to India, where he was killed by a pine spear (Hippolytus)

John, son of Zebedee: believed to have died of old age. Hippolytus records his exile to Patmos, and his death in the time of Trajan. Tertullian records a tradition that they attempted to boil him alive but to no avail.