Persecution of “The Way” By Lauryn s Period: 98 BCE to 117 Trajan Period: 60 to 68 Nero Period: 69 to 79 Vespasian Period: 80 to 96 Domitian Period: 118 to 138 Hadrian Period: 139 to 161 Antoninus Pius Period: 161 to 180 Marcus Aurellus Period: 193 to 211 Sept. Severus Period: 284 to 305 Diocletian 410 Visigoth sack Rome under king Alaric 420 Franks take Gaul 430 Council of Ephesus- third Ecumenical- defined Mary to be the Mother of God 430 St. Augustine dies 440 Emp. Valentinian 111 450 Council of Chalcedon , fourth ecumenical 450 St. Leo meets Attila the Hun 480 End of Rome empire 500 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of italy 540 St Benedict founds monastery 550 Second council of constantinople 560 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 600 St Gregory 590-604 610 Muhammad had vision of archangel Gabriel 630 Muhammad defeats Meccans at bat take of Badr 650 Library of Alexandria 650 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 680 Third Council of Constantinople 690 Dome of the Rock build over the Temple