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64
Persecution of Christians begins under emperor Nero
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250
Persecution under Roman emperor Decius
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251
Council of Carthage
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303
Persecution under Roman emperor Diocletian
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313
Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan
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325
Council of Nicaea
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330
Emperor Constantine divides the Roman Empire into East and West
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330
Constrruction of the first St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
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397
The Councils of Hippo and Carthage determine which books will become part of the New Testament
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410
The Visigoths destroy the city of Rome
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431
Council of Ephesus
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451
Council of Chalcedon
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476
The Western Roman Empire collapses
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496
Clovis, The King of the Franks, converts to Catholicism