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164
Emperor Nero
The first recorded incident of persecution by the Roman Government was Nero's action in 64. He announces an edict against the Christians. -
167
Saul of Tarsus - St. Paul
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170
Map of the Roman Empire
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200
Imperial Rome
Model of Rome at its peak. -
303
Emperor Diocletian
Decrees the destruction of Christian places of worship as well as their sacred texts. -
312
Emperor Constantine
Youtube BBC Constantine DocudramaConstantine bestows special privileges on the Christian Church. -
410
Alaric and the Goths Sack Rome
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430
Death of St. Augustine
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440
Pope Leo I
Established a doctrine of Papal supremacy. -
570
Muhammad is born
He dies in 632. -
571
Pope Stephen II
The Lombards threaten Rome. The Pope appeals to King Pepin of the Franks for assistance. -
Apr 15, 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Arrives in Spain at the head of a muslim army and defeats the Visigothic king. He seizes Toledo. -
Oct 9, 732
Furthest Expansion of Muslim Conquest in Europe
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Oct 10, 732
Charles "The Hammer" Martel
Defeats the Muslims at Tours with a combined Frankish and Burgundian army. -
Apr 15, 1056
Henry III Emperor of the Franks Dies
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Apr 15, 1073
Gregory VII elected Pope
He isssues the Dictatus Papae in 1075 -
Apr 15, 1095
Pope Urban II
Calls for the first Crusade against the muslims -
Apr 28, 1105
Raymond IV Count of Toulouse
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Apr 15, 1198
Innocent III elected Pope
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Apr 15, 1207
St. Dominic among the Albigensians
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Apr 15, 1209
Cathars Expelled from Carcassone
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Apr 28, 1274
St. Thomas Aquinas
Author of the Summa Theologica -
Jesus of Nazareth
Mosaic in the apse, Church of the Virgin, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt -
Gate to Vatican City
Example of public art under current pontificate: a new gate to Vatican City. Benedictus XVI Pont(ifex) Max(imus) Anno Domini MMV Pont(ificatus) I. Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff, in the year of Our Lord 2005, in the first year of his pontificate. -
Emperor Septimus Severus 193-211 AD
Issued first edict to have provincial governors persecute Christians. -
Emperor Theodosius I
"We desire that all peoples who fall beneath the sway of our imperial clemency should profess the faith which we believe has been communicated by the Apostle Peter to the Romans and maintained in its traditional form to the present day..." -
Massacre at Thessalonika
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Milan Cathedral
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Battle of Hadrianopolis
The Goths defeat the Roman legions and kill Emperor Valens. -
Clovis, King of the Franks, is baptized
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St. Gregory the Great
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Charlemagne
He becomes Emperor on Christmas Day 800. Founder of the Carolingian Empire -
Pope John XII
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Resurrection of Christ
Resurrection of Christ
Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506)
Musee des Beaux Arts
Tours -
Emperor Octavian Augustus
Adopted son of Julius Caeser. He defeats Antony and Cleopatra in 31 B.C. and thereby wins supreme command of the Roman Empire.
