Persecution of “The Way” By aeaton27 64 Great Fire of Rome;Nero launches persecutions of Christians 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus 81 Persecution under domination 81-96 88 St.clemet is pope; restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of Saint Peter; martyred in 97 110 St. Ignatius of Antioch is martyred 112 Trajans rescript in response to Pliny 115 St. Sixths is pope; died in 125 123 Hadrians rescript 125 St. Telesphorous is pope; he composed the Gloria 155 St. Polycarp is 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 begins writing 250 Edict of Decius orders Empire wide persecution of Christians 257 Valerian rescript 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 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 III acknowledges 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 476 End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus 490 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy 529 St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 553 Second council of constintople-fifth ecumenical-called by emperor Justinian 570 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 599 St Gregory 611 Muhammad has a vision of the archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad defeats meccans at battle of Badr 637 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 640 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls 680 Third council of constiniople -sixth ecumenical 684 Dome of the rock built over temple