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60
Great fire of Rome ; Nero launches persecution of Christian’s
Nero -
70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
Vespasian -
80
Persecution under Domitian 81-96
Domitian -
90
St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97
Domitian -
110
St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred
Trajan -
112
Trajans rescript in response to philly
Trajan -
115
St. Sixtus I is pope, died in 125
Trajan -
123
Hadrian’s rescript
Hadrian -
125
Ste one e ne matre in 18. He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Hadrian -
150
St. Justin martyr dedicates his first apology
Antoninus pius -
155
St. Polycap martyred
A. Pius -
161
St. Justin dedicates his second apology
A. Pius and Marcus Aurelius -
180
St. Irenæus writes against heresies
Marcus Aurelius -
196
Tertullian begins writing
Sept sevens -
203
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage
Sept. Serverus -
215
Origen (ca. 185-254) begins writing
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250
Edict of Decius (emp. 249-251) orders empire-wide persecution of Christians
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257
Valerian (emp. 253-260) Rescripts in 257 and 258
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293
Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy
Diocletian 284-305 -
303
"Great Persecution"| beains under Diocletian
Diocletian -
311
Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle
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312
Edict of Milan
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Period: 400 to 420
Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric
Honorius - western empire -
Period: 418 to 420
Frank takes Gual
Honorius - western empire -
Period: 445 to 460
Emp. Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy
St. Leo 1 -
Period: 451 to 460
Council of Chalcedon; - fourth Ecumenical - defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person
St. Leo 1 -
Period: 452 to 460
St. Leo 1 (the great) meets Attila the Hun
St. Leo 1 -
Period: 476 to 480
End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus
Zeno - eastern emp -
Period: 493 to 500
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy
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Period: 556 to 600
Second Council of Constantinople - fifth Ecumenical - called by Emperor Justinian
Justinian east. Emp. -
Period: 557 to 550
St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
Justnian - east. Emp. -
Period: 612 to 650
Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel
Heraclius east. Emp. -
Period: 624 to 650
Muhammad defeats meccans at Battle of Badr
Heraclius east. Emp. -
Period: 636 to 650
Jerusalem captured by Muslim
Heraclius east. Emp. -
Period: 679 to 700
Third Council of Constantinople - sixth Ecumenical
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Period: 684 to 700
Dome of the Rock built over the Temple