Persecution Of “The Way” By awayne27 685 BCE Dome of the Rock built over the Temple Period: 685 BCE to 700 BCE Heraclius 620 BCE Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls Period: 620 BCE to 680 BCE Heraclius 618 BCE Jerusalem captured by Muslim Period: 618 BCE to 620 BCE Heraclius 611 BCE Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr Period: 611 BCE to 618 BCE Heraclius 606 BCE Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel Period: 606 BCE to 611 BCE Heraclius 600 BCE St Gregory 590-604 Period: 600 BCE to 606 BCE Justinian 569 BCE Muhammad born at or near Mecca Period: 560 BCE to 609 BCE Justinian 552 BCE Second Council of Constantinople- fifth Ecumenical- called by Emperor Justinian 539 BCE St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino Period: 539 BCE to 552 BCE Justinian - East. Emp. 493 BCE Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy Period: 486 BCE to 539 BCE Justinian - East Emp. 476 BCE End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus Period: 476 BCE to 493 BCE Zeno- Eastern Emp. Period: 460 BCE to 470 BCE Zeno- Eastern Emp. 452 BCE St. Leo l (the Great) meets Attila the Hun 451 BCE Council of Chalcedon; - fourth Ecumenical- defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one person 445 BCE Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal supremacy Period: 440 BCE to 452 BCE St. Leo l Period: 440 BCE to 445 BCE St. Leo l Period: 440 BCE to 451 BCE St. Leo l 431 BCE Council of Ephesus-third Ecumenical-defined Mary to be the Mother of God 430 BCE St. Augustine dies 418 BCE Franks take Gaul Period: 400 BCE to 410 Honorius-Western Emp Period: 400 BCE to 418 BCE Honorius-Western Emp. Period: 400 BCE to 430 BCE Honorius-Western Emp. Period: 400 BCE to 431 BCE Honorius- Western Emp. Period: 62 to 70 Nero Emperor 65 The Great Fire of Rome 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Period: 70 to 79 Vespasian Period: 80 to 117 Trajan Period: 80 to 130 Hadrian Period: 80 to 117 Trajan Period: 80 to 115 Trajan 81 Persecution under Domitian 81-96 Period: 81 to 96 Domitian 88 St Clement l is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97 Period: 88 to 96 Domitian 110 St Ignatius of Antioch martyred 112 Trajans Rescript in response to Pliny 115 St Sixtus l is Pope; died in 125 123 Hadrians Rescript 410 Visgoths sack Rome under king Alaric