Jesus to AD 500

By bcole21
  • 64

    Persecution of Christians begins under emperor Nero

  • 250

    Persecution under Roman emperor Decius

  • 251

    Council of Carthage

  • 303

    Persecution under Roman emperor Diocletian

  • 313

    Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan

  • 325

    Council of Nicaea

  • 330

    Emperor Constantine divides the Roman Empire into East and West

  • 330

    Constrruction of the first St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

  • 397

    The Councils of Hippo and Carthage determine which books will become part of the New Testament

  • 410

    The Visigoths destroy the city of Rome

  • 431

    Council of Ephesus

  • 451

    Council of Chalcedon

  • 476

    The Western Roman Empire collapses

  • 496

    Clovis, The King of the Franks, converts to Catholicism