Persecution of “The Way”

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  • Period: 60 to 68

    Nero

  • 64

    Great Fire of Rome

    Nero launches persecution of Christians
  • Period: 69 to 79

    Vespsian

  • 70

    Destruction of Jerusalem

    By titus
  • 81

    Persecution under Domitian

    81-96
  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian

  • 98

    St. Clement I is pope

    restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; Martyred in 97
  • Period: 98 to 117

    Trajan

  • 110

    St. Ignatius of Antioch Martyred

  • 112

    Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny

  • 115

    St. Sixtus is Pope

    died in 125
  • Period: 117 to 138

    Hadrian

  • 123

    Hadrian’s Rescript

  • 125

    St. Telephorus is Pope

    Martyred in 136 He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo
  • Period: 138 to 161

    Antoninus Pius

  • 150

    St. Justin Martyr

    Dedicates his first Apology
  • 155

    St. Polycarp Martyred

  • 161

    St. Justin Marytyr

    Dedicates his Second Apology
  • Period: 161 to 180

    Marcus Aurelius

  • 180

    St. Irenaeus

    Writes Against Heresies
  • Period: 193 to 211

    Sept. Severus

  • 196

    Tertullian begins writing

  • 203

    Sets. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred

    Area at carthage
  • 214

    Origen begins writing

  • Period: 249 to 251

    Decius

  • Period: 400 to 420

    Honorius-Western Emp.

  • 410

    Visigoths

    Sack Rome under king Alaric
  • 418

    Franks take Gaul

  • 430

    St. Augustine dies

  • 431

    Council of Ephesus

    Third Ecumenical- Defined Mary to be the mother of God
  • Period: 440 to 461

    St. Leo I

  • 445

    Emp. Valentinian III

    Acknowledge papal supremacy
  • 451

    Council of Chalcedon

    Fourth Ecumenical- Defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person
  • 452

    St. Leo I

    meets Attila the Hun
  • Period: 474 to 491

    Zeno - Eastern Emp.

  • 476

    End of Roman Empire

    last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus
  • 493

    Theodoric threw Ostrogoth

    becomes king of Italy
  • 529

    St. Benedict

    founds monastery at Monte Cassino
  • Period: 529 to 565

    Justinian - East Emp.

  • 553

    Second Council of Constantinople

    fifth Ecumenical- called by Emperor Justinian