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Persecution of “The Way” chapter 3 CT

By ajohnson27@students.mpslakers.com
  • Period: 60 to 68

    Nero

  • 64

    Great fire of Rome; Nero launches persecutions of Christians

  • Period: 69 to 79

    Vespasian

  • 70

    Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus

  • 81

    Persecution under Domitian 81-96

  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian

  • 88

    St Clement 1 is Pope

    restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the Right of St Peter; martyred in 97
  • Period: 98 to 117

    Trajan

  • 110

    St Ignatius of Antioch martyred

  • 111

    Trajan’s rescript in response to Pliny

  • 115

    St Sixtus 1 is pope; died in 125

  • Period: 117 to 138

    Hadrian

  • 123

    Hadrians Rescript

  • 125

    St Telesphorus is pope; martyred in 138. He composed the Gloria

  • Period: 138 to 161

    Antoninus Pius

  • 150

    St Justin martyr dedicated his first apology

  • 155

    St Polycarp martyred

  • 161

    St Justin martyr 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

  • 204

    Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the area at Carthage

  • 215

    Origen begins writing (ca. 185-254)

  • Period: 249 to 251

    Edict of Decius (emp 249-251)

    Orders empire-wide persecution of Christians
  • Period: 253 to 260

    Valerian

  • 257

    Rescripts in 257 and 258

  • Period: 284 to 305

    Diocletian

  • 293

    Diocletian creates the tetrarchy

  • 303

    Great persecution begins under Diocletian

  • 312

    Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle

  • 313

    Edict of Milan

  • Period: 400 to 423

    Honorius -western emo

  • 410

    Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric

  • 418

    Franks take Gaul

  • 430

    St Augustine died

  • 431

    Council of Ephesus- third ecumenical- defined Mary to be mother of god

  • Period: 440 to 461

    St Leo I

  • 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 (The Great) meets Attila the Hun

  • Period: 475 to 491

    Zeno - eastern empire

  • 476

    End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus

  • 493

    Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy

  • Period: 526 to 565

    Justinian - eastern empire

  • 529

    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 641

    Heraclius-eastern empire

  • 611

    Muhammad has vision or 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 Constantinople - sixth ecumenical

  • 684

    Dome of the rock built over the temple