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Period: 60 to 68
Nero
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64
Great Fire of Rome; Nero launches persecution of Christians
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Period: 68 to 69
Nothing
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Period: 69 to 79
Vespasian
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70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
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Period: 79 to 81
Nothing
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Period: 81 to 96
Domitian
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Period: 81 to 96
Persecution under Dolmitian
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88
St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97
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Period: 96 to 98
Nothing
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97
St. Clement I martyred
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Period: 98 to 117
Trajan
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110
St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred
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112
Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny
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115
St. Sixtus I is Pope
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Period: 117 to 138
Hadrian
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123
Hadrian’s rescript
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125
St. Sixtus I dies
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125
St. Telesphorus is pope; composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo
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136
St. Telesphorus is Martyred
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Period: 138 to 161
Antoninus Pius
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150
St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology
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155
St. Polycarp martyred
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161
St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology
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Period: 161 to 180
Marcus Aurelius
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180
St. Irenæus writes Against Heresies
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Period: 180 to 193
Nothing
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Period: 185 to 254
Origen is writing
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Period: 193 to 211
Sept. Severus
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196
Tertullian begins writing
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203
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage
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Period: 211 to 249
Nothing
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Period: 249 to 251
Edict of Decius
Orders empire-wide persecution of Christians -
Period: 253 to 260
Valerian
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257
Rescript
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258
Rescript
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Period: 260 to 284
Nothing
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Period: 284 to 305
Diocletian
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293
Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy
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303
“Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian
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Period: 305 to 320
Nothing
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312
Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle
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313
Edict of Milan