persecution of Christians of under roman 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 the east and west

  • 330

    construction of the first St. peters 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, coverts to Catholicism