Eepy By lnolan27 64 Great Fire of Rome; Nero launches Persecution of Christians 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus 81 Persecution under Domitian 88 St. Clement I is Pope; Restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; Martyred in 97 110 St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred 112 Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny 115 St. Sixtus I is Pope; Died in 125 123 Hadrian’s Rescript 125 St. Telesphorus is Pope; Martyred in 136; He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo 150 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 155 St. Polycarp martyred 161 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology 180 St. Irenæus writes Against Heresies 196 Tertullian begins writing 203 Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage 215 Origen (ca. 185-245) begins writing 257 Edict of Decius (emp. 249-251) orders empire-wide persecution of Christians 267 Valerian (emp. 253-260) Rescripts in 257 and 258 293 Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy 303 “Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian 303 Edict of Milan 303 Christians suffer great persecution under Diocletian and Galerius (303-311) 312 Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle 312 Battle of Milvian Bridge; Conversion of Constantine; Donatist schism begins 410 Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric 410 Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric 418 Franks take Gaul 430 St. Augustine dies 431 Council of Ephesus (3rd Ecumenical) defined Mary to be the Mother of God 445 Emp. Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy 451 Council of Chalcedon (4thEcumenical) defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person 452 St. Leo I (the Great) meets Attila the Hun 476 End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus 493 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy 529 St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 553 Second Council of Constantinople (5th Ecumenical) called by Emperor Justinian 570 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 599 St. Gregory, 590-604 611 Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad defeats Meccans at battle of Badr 637 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 640 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls 680 Third Council of Constantinople (6th Ecumenical) 684 Dome of the Rock built over the Temple