Smth By jmatlock27 Period: 60 to 68 Nero 64 Great Fire of Rome; Nero launches persecution of Christians Period: 68 to 69 Nothing Period: 69 to 79 Vespasian 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Period: 79 to 81 Nothing Period: 81 to 96 Domitian Period: 81 to 96 Persecution under Dolmitian 88 St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97 Period: 96 to 98 Nothing 97 St. Clement I martyred Period: 98 to 117 Trajan 110 St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred 112 Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny 115 St. Sixtus I is Pope Period: 117 to 138 Hadrian 123 Hadrian’s rescript 125 St. Sixtus I dies 125 St. Telesphorus is pope; composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo 136 St. Telesphorus is Martyred Period: 138 to 161 Antoninus Pius 150 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 155 St. Polycarp martyred 161 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology Period: 161 to 180 Marcus Aurelius 180 St. Irenæus writes Against Heresies Period: 180 to 193 Nothing Period: 185 to 254 Origen is writing Period: 193 to 211 Sept. Severus 196 Tertullian begins writing 203 Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage Period: 211 to 249 Nothing Period: 249 to 251 Edict of Decius Orders empire-wide persecution of Christians Period: 253 to 260 Valerian 257 Rescript 258 Rescript Period: 260 to 284 Nothing Period: 284 to 305 Diocletian 293 Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy 303 “Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian Period: 305 to 320 Nothing 312 Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle 313 Edict of Milan 410 Vvisgoths 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 452 St. Leo I (the Great) meets Attila the Hun 476 End of Roman Empire, last westem emperor is Romulus Augustulus 493 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy 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 599 St. Gregory, 590-604 611 Muhammad has vision of 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