Persecution of the Way By Lucas Desser Period: 60 to 68 Nero 64 Great Fire of Rome Nero launches persecution of Christians. Period: 69 to 79 Vespasian 70 Destruction of Jerusalem By Titus Period: 81 to 96 Domatian Persecution Under Domitian Period: 98 to 117 Trajan Period: 117 to 138 Hadrian Period: 138 to 161 Antoninus Pius Period: 161 to 180 Marcus Aurelius Period: 193 to 211 Sept. Serverus Period: 249 to 251 Decius Period: 253 to 260 Valerian Period: 284 to 305 Diocletian Period: 395 to 423 Honorius - West Empire 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 Emperor 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 (the Great) meets Attila the Hun Period: 474 to 491 Zeno - Eastern Empire 476 End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Agustulus 493 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes King of Italy Period: 535 to 565 Justinian - East Empire 538 St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 553 Second Council of Constantinople - Fifth Ecumenical - Called by Emperor Justinian 570 Muhammad born at or near Mecca Period: 590 to 604 St. Gregory Period: 610 to 642 Heraclius - East Empire 611 Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad dearest’s Meccans at Battle of Badr 637 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 640 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scroll 680 Third Council of Constantinople - Sixth Ecumenical 684 Dome of the Rock built over the Temple