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70 BCE
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
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60
Great fire of Rome
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80
Persecution under domination 81-96
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88
St. Clement is Pope restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter: martyred in 97
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110
St . Ignatius of Antioch martyred
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112
Trajan rescript response to Pliny
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115
St . Sixtus I is pope , died in 125
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123
Hadrians rescript
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125
St. Telesphorus is Popo: martyrod in 138; Ho composed the Gloria in excelsis Deo
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155
St. Polycarp martyred
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161
St . Justin martyr dedicates his second apology
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180
St irenaeus writes against heresies
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195
Tertullian begings writing
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205
Sts . Perpetua and felicity are martyred in arena at Carthage
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215
Origen ( ca 185-254) begings writing
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250
Edit Decius ( emp 249-251) orders empire wide persecution of Christ
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258
Valerian ( emp 253-260) rescript in 257 and 258
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293
Diocletian creates the tetrachy
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303
Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle
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304
Great persecution begings under Diocletian
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304
Edict of Milan