-
64
Great fire
Great fire of Rome; Nero launches persecution of Christians -
70
Destruction
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus -
81
Persecution
Persecution under Domitian 81-96 -
88
St. Clement
St. Clement is pope; restored the Sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97 -
110
St ignatius
St. Ignatius of Antioch is Martyred -
112
Trajan
Trajan’s rescript in response to Pliny -
115
St. Sixtus
St. Sixtus is Pope; died in 125 -
123
Hadrian
Hadrian’s rescript -
125
St. Telesphorus
St. Telephorus is pope; martyred in 136; he composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo -
150
St Justin
St. Justin was martyr dedicates his first apology -
155
St polycarp
Martyred -
161
St Justin
Martyr dedicates his second apology -
180
St Irenæus
Writer against heresies -
196
Tertullian
Begins writing -
203
St Perpetua
And felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage -
215
Origen
Begins writing -
250
Edict of Decius
Orders empire-wide persecution of Christians -
257
Valerian
Rescripts in 257 and 258 -
293
Diocletian
Creates the Tetrarchy -
303
Great persecution
Begins under the Diocletian -
312
Constantine
Adopts Christian symbol before battle -
313
Edict
Of Milan -
410
Visigoths
Sacked Rome under king Alaric -
418
Gaul
Franks take Gaul -
430
St Augustine Dies
-
431
Council of Ephesus
Third Ecumenical, defined Mary to be the Mother of God -
445
Emp. Valentinian III
Acknowledges papal supremacy -
451
Council of Chalcedon
4th Ecumenical, defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person -
452
St Leo
Meets Attila the Hun -
476
End of Roman Empire
Last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus -
493
Theodoric the Ostrogoth
Becomes king of Italy -
528
St Benedict
Founds monastery at Monte Cassino -
554
2nd council of Constantinople
5th Ecumenical, called by emperor Justinian -
570
Muhammad
Born at or near Mecca -
599
St Gregory
590-604 -
612
Muhammad
Has vision of archangel Gabriel -
624
Muhammad
Defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr -
636
Jerusalem
Captured by Muslims -
640
Library of Alexandria
Destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls -
680
3rd Council of Constantinople
6th ecumenical -
684
Dome of the Rock
Built over the Temple -
684
Dome of the Rock
Built over the Temple