Chapter 3 “Persecution of the Way” By kkensill 64 Great Fire of Rome Nero 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Vespasian) 81 Persecution under Domitian 81-96 (DOMITIAN) 88 St. Clement is Pope; Restored sacrament of Confirmation; Martyred in 97 (DOMITIAN) 110 St Ignatius of Antioch Martyred (Trajan) 112 Trajans Rescript in response to Philly (Trajan) 115 St Satus is Pope: died in 125 (Trajan) 123 Hadrians Rescript 125 St. Telesphorus is Pope; martyred in 136; Composed the Gloria 150 St Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 155 St. Polycarp 156 St Justin Martyr dedicates second apology 180 St Irenaeus writes Against Heresies 196 Tertullian begins writing 203 St perpetual and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage 205 Origen begins writing 249 Edict of Decius 257 Valerian Rescripts 257/258 293 Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy 303 “Great Persecution” under Diocletian 304 Christian’s suffer Greta persecution under Diocletian and Galerius 311 Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle 313 Edict of Milan 410 Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric 418 Frank take Gaul 430 St Augustine dies 431 Council of Ephesus 445 Emp. Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy 451 Council of Chalcedon 452 St Leo meets Attila the Hun 476 End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus 493 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy 539 St Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 554 Second council of Constantinople 573 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 590 St Gregory 611 Muhammad has a vision of archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad defeats Meccans at the Battle of Badr 637 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 640 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls 680 Third council of Constantinople 684 Dome of the Rock built over the temple