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60
Nero
Great fire of Rome; Nero launches persecutions of Christians -
70
Vespasian
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus -
Period: 80 to 96
Domitian
81| Persecution under Domitian (81-96)
88| St. Clement I is pope; restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97 -
Period: 97 to 117
Trajan
110| St. Ignacius of Antioch martyred
112| Trajan’s recruit in response to Pliny
115| St. Sixtus I is pope; died in 125 -
Period: 117 to 138
Hadrian
123| Hadrian’s Rescript
125| St. Telesphorus is Pope; martyred in 136; he composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo -
Period: 138 to 161
Antoninus Pius
150| St Justin Martyr dedicates his first apology
155| St. Polycarp martyred
161| St Justin Martyr dedicates his Second apology -
Period: 174 to 211
Sept. Severus
196| Tetrullian begins writing
203| Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage -
215
Origen (ca. 185-224) Begins writing
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Period: 249 to 251
Edict of Decius(emp. 249-251) orders empire-wide persecution of Christians
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Period: 253 to 260
Valerian (emp. 253-260) Rescripts in 257 and 258
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Period: 284 to 305
Diocletian
293| Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy
303| “Great persecution” begins under Diocletian -
312
Battle of milvian bridge; conversion of Constantine; donatist schism begins
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313
Edict of Milan
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313
Edict of Milan announced tolerance of christians
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315
Eusebius becomes bishop of Caesarea
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324
Constantine defeats licinius at chrysopollis, becomes sole emperor of rome
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325
First council of Nicaea; condemns araianism and formulates nicene creed
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330
City of Constantinople dedicated as caption of “New Rome”
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337
Constantine is baptized in his death bed by the Arian Eusebius of Nicomedia
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337
St. Julius I is 35th Pope(337-352) considered to be the founder of the archives of the Holy See
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358
St. Basil the Great founds Monastic community
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362
Pagan revival under Emperor Julian the Apostate(361-363)
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364
St. Basil becomes bishop of Caesarea
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367
St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, cites 27 NT canon
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374
St. Ambrose becomes bishop of Milan
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380
Emperor Theodosius decrees Christianity official religion of the Empire
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381
Council of Constantinople I; Apostles creed
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382
St. Jerome begins the Vulgate Latin bible
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390
St. Ambrose excommunicates Emperor Theodosius
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393
Theodosius forbids pagan Olympic Games; closes temple of Zeus at Olympia
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395
St. Augustine ordained bishop of Hippo
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410
Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric
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418
Frank’s take Gaul
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430
St Augustine dies
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431
Council of Ephesus, third ecumenical council, defined Mary to be the mother of God
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445
Empl Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy
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451
Council of Chalecedon; fourth ecumenical council. Defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person
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452
St. Leo I (the great) meets Attila the Hun
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476
End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustus
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493
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy
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538
St. Benedict founds montastery at Monte Cassino
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553
Second Council of Constantinople ;fifth ecumenical; called by Emperor Justinian
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570
Mohamed born at or near Mecca
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599
St. Gregory 590-604
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611
Mohamed has vision of archangel Gabriel
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624
Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr
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637
Jerusalem captured by Muslim
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640
Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls
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680
Third council of Constantinopal.; sixth ecumenical
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684
Dome of the rock built over the temple