Persecution of “The Way” By samantha_09 64 Great fire of Rome; Nero launches persecutions of Christians (Nero) 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Vespasian) 81 Persecution under Domitian 81-96 88 St. Clement l is Pope; restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97 110 St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred 112 Trajans Rescript in response to Pliny 115 St. Sixus l is Pope; died in 125 123 Hadrians Rescrpit 125 St. Telesphorus is Pope; martyred in 136; He composed Gloria in Excelsis Deo 150 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 150 St. Polycarp martyred 161 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology 180 St. Irenaeus writes against Heresies 196 Tertullian begins writing 203 Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are Martyred in the arena at Carthage 215 Origen (ca. 185-254) begins writing 250 Edict of Decius (emp. 249-251)orders empire-wide persecution of Christians 257 Valerian (emp. 253-260) rescripts in 257 and 258 293 Diocletian creates the tetrarchy 303 “Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian 312 Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle 313 Edict of Milan 315 Eusebius becomes Bishop of Caesarea 324 Constantine defeats Licinius at Chrysopolis, becomes sole emperor of Rome 325 First Council of Nicæa; condemns Arianism and formulates Nicene Creed 327 Constantine is baptized on his death-bed by the Arian Eusebius of Nicomedia 330 City of Constantinople dedicated as capital of "New Rome" 338 St. Julius I is 35th Pope (337-352); considered to be the founder of the Archives of the Holy See (337-352) 358 St. Basil the Great founds Monastic community 362 Pagan revival under Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363) 364 St. Basil becomes Bishop of Caesarea 367 St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, cites 27 NT canon 374 St. Ambrose becomes Bishop of Milan 380 Emperor Theodosius decrees Christianity official St. Basil becomes Bishop of Caesarea religion of the Empire 381 Council of Constantinople I; Apostle's Creed 382 St. Jerome begins The Vulgate Latin Bible 390 St. Ambrose excommunicates Emperor Theodosius 393 Theodosius forbids pagan Olympic Games; closes temple of Zeus at Olympia 395 St. Augustine ordained Bishop of Hippo 410 Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric 418 Franks take Gaul 429 St. Augustine dies 430 Council of Ephesus-third ecumenical-defined Mary to be the mother of God 445 Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal supremacy 451 Council Chalcedon;-fourth ecumenical- defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person 452 St. Leo l (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 528 St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 553 Second Council of Constantinople-fifth ecumenical- called by emperor Justinian 559 St. Gregory, 590-604 570 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 612 Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr 645 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 649 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls 680 Third Council of Constantinople - sixth Ecumenical 684 Dome of the Rock built over the Temple