Persecution Of “The Way”

  • 539 BCE

    St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino

  • 493 BCE

    Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy

  • Period: 486 BCE to 539 BCE

    Justinian - East Emp.

  • 476 BCE

    End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus

  • Period: 476 BCE to 493 BCE

    Zeno- Eastern Emp.

  • Period: 460 BCE to 470 BCE

    Zeno- Eastern Emp.

  • 452 BCE

    St. Leo l (the Great) meets Attila the Hun

  • 451 BCE

    Council of Chalcedon; - fourth Ecumenical- defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person

  • 445 BCE

    Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal supremacy

  • Period: 440 BCE to 452 BCE

    St. Leo l

  • Period: 440 BCE to 445 BCE

    St. Leo l

  • Period: 440 BCE to 451 BCE

    St. Leo l

  • 431 BCE

    Council of Ephesus-third Ecumenical-defined Mary to be the Mother of God

  • 430 BCE

    St. Augustine dies

  • 418 BCE

    Franks take Gaul

  • Period: 400 BCE to 410

    Honorius-Western Emp

  • Period: 400 BCE to 418 BCE

    Honorius-Western Emp.

  • Period: 400 BCE to 430 BCE

    Honorius-Western Emp.

  • Period: 400 BCE to 431 BCE

    Honorius- Western Emp.

  • Period: 62 to 70

    Nero Emperor

  • 65

    The Great Fire of Rome

  • 70

    Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus

  • Period: 70 to 79

    Vespasian

  • Period: 80 to 117

    Trajan

  • Period: 80 to 130

    Hadrian

  • Period: 80 to 117

    Trajan

  • Period: 80 to 115

    Trajan

  • 81

    Persecution under Domitian 81-96

  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian

  • 88

    St Clement l is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97

  • Period: 88 to 96

    Domitian

  • 110

    St Ignatius of Antioch martyred

  • 112

    Trajans Rescript in response to Pliny

  • 115

    St Sixtus l is Pope; died in 125

  • 123

    Hadrians Rescript

  • 410

    Visgoths sack Rome under king Alaric